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- Dictionarytinkle/ˈtɪŋkl/
verb
- 1. make or cause to make a light, clear ringing sound: "cool water tinkled in the stone fountains" Similar
- 2. urinate: informal "I needed to tinkle"
noun
- 1. a light, clear ringing sound: "the distant tinkle of a cow bell" Similar
- 2. an act of urinating: informal "you have to pay to go in for a tinkle"
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TINKLE definition: 1. a light ringing sound: 2. to make a phone call to someone: 3. an act of urination. Learn more.
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.
TINKLE meaning: 1. a light ringing sound: 2. to make a phone call to someone: 3. an act of urination. Learn more.
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.
tinkle (something) to make a series of light, high ringing sounds; to make something produce this sound. A bell tinkled as the door opened. Water tinkled in the fountains. tinkling laughter. He tinkled the ice in his glass and took a sip. Word Origin.
verb. 1. to ring or cause to ring with a series of high tinny sounds, like a small bell. 2. (transitive) to announce or summon by such a ringing. 3. (intransitive) British informal. to urinate. noun. 4. a high clear ringing sound.
tinkle. (ˈtɪŋkəl) vb. 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.
