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   tinkle

   /ˈtɪŋkl/

   verb

   • 1. make or cause to make a light, clear ringing sound: "cool water tinkled in the stone fountains" Similar ringjinglejanglechimepealdingpingclinkchinkrare:tintinnabulatesplashpurlbabbleburbleliterary:plash
   • 2. urinate: informal "I needed to tinkle"

   noun

   • 1. a light, clear ringing sound: "the distant tinkle of a cow bell" Similar ringchimepealdingpingclinkchinkjinglejanglerare:tintinnabulationsplashpurlbabbleburbleliterary:plash
   • ▪ a telephone call: informal British "I'll give them a tinkle" Similar telephone callphone callcallinformal:buzzringbell
   • 2. an act of urinating: informal "you have to pay to go in for a tinkle"

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the sense ‘tingle’): frequentative of obsolete tink ‘to chink or clink’, of imitative origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tinkly adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   What does Tinkle mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! TINKLE definition: 1. a light ringing sound: 2. to make a phone call to someone: 3. an act of urination. Learn more.

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   What does tinkling mean?

   • , tin·kled, tin·kling. to give forth or make a succession of short, light, ringing sounds, as a small bell. to run one's fingers lightly over a keyboard instrument or to play such an instrument simply or badly. Baby Talk. to urinate. , tin·kled, tin·kling. The goat tinkled its bell every time it raised its head. Who's tinkling the piano?

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   What is a tinkle sound?

   • A tinkle; a tinkling sound. The grackle. One that tinkles. a grackle (Quiscalus crassirostris) native of Jamaica. It often associates with domestic cattle, and rids them of insects

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   What does Tinkler mean?

   • You don't have a tinkler! Get the Tinkler mug. 1. To get unintentionally urinated on, typically during sleep and by a member of the Tinkler family after a night of heavy drinking. 1. Member of the Tinkler family, by either birth or marriage. 2. Derogatory term applied to persons who act much like they belong to the Tinkler family.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTINKLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Tinkle can mean a light ringing sound, a phone call, or urination. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.

   • English (US)

     TINKLE meaning: 1. a light ringing sound: 2. to make a phone...

   • Znaczenie Tinkle, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     tinkle definicja: 1. a light ringing sound: 2. to make a...

   • Tinkle: Thai Translation

     tinkle translate: สั่นกระดิ่งดังกรุ๊งกริ๊ง,...

   • Tinkle Spanish Translation

     TINKLE translate: pis, hacer pipí, tintinear, tintineo,...

   • Tinkle: Czech Translation

     tinkle - translate into Czech with the English-Czech...

   • Tinkle: Russian Translation

     TINKLE translate: звенеть, звякать . Learn more in the...

   • Tinkle: Danish Translation

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   • Tinkle: German Translation

     tinkle translate: klingeln, das Klirren, das Klingeln. Learn...

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   The meaning of TINKLE is to make or emit a tinkle or a sound suggestive of a tinkle. How to use tinkle in a sentence.

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   Tinkle definition: to give forth or make a succession of short, light, ringing sounds, as a small bell.. See examples of TINKLE used in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › tinkleTINKLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   TINKLE meaning: 1. a light ringing sound: 2. to make a phone call to someone: 3. an act of urination. Learn more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTINKLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Tinkle can mean to make a ringing sound, to urinate, or to play a keyboard instrument badly. Learn more about its usage, origin, and related words from Collins English Dictionary.

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   Definitions of tinkle. verb. make or emit a high sound. “ tinkling bells”. synonyms: chink, clink, tink. see more. noun. a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell. synonyms: ting.

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   1. to ring or cause to ring with a series of high tinny sounds, like a small bell. 2. ( tr) to announce or summon by such a ringing. 3. ( intr) informal Brit to urinate. n. 4. a high clear ringing sound. 5. the act of tinkling. 6. (Telecommunications) informal Brit a telephone call. [C14: of imitative origin] ˈtinkling adj, n.