tinkle

tin·kle  (tngkl)

v. tin·kled, tin·kling, tin·kles

v.intr.

1. To make light metallic sounds, as those of a small bell.

2. Informal To urinate.

v.tr.

1. To cause to tinkle.

2. To signal or call by tinkling.

n.

1. A light, clear metallic sound or a sound suggestive of it.

2. An act or instance of tinkling.

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[Middle English tinklen, frequentative of tinken, to emit a brief metallic sound, perhaps of imitative origin.]

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tinkly adj.

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tinkle [ˈtɪŋk^əl]

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) Brit informal to urinate

n

1. a high clear ringing sound

2. the act of tinkling

3. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) Brit informal a telephone call

[of imitative origin]

tinkling  adj & n

tinkly  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tinkle - a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell ting sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Verb	1.	tinkle - make or emit a high sound; "tinkling bells" chink, tink, clink sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"

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tinkle

verb

1. ring, chime, jingle, ping, ding, jangle, chink, peal, clink The bell tinkled as the door opened.

2. splash, babble, burble, purl, plash (literary) We strolled past tinkling fountains and perfumed gardens.

noun

1. ring, chime, jingle, ping, ding, jangle, chink, peal, clink the icy tinkle of the bell as he entered

2. splash, babble, burble, purl, plash (literary) the tinkle of a Japanese water garden

3. (Brit. informal) call, ring (Brit. informal), buzz (informal), bell (Brit. informal), phone call, telephone call I'll give you a tinkle around five.

Translations

tinkle [ˈtɪŋkl]

A. N

1. [of bell etc] → tintín m, tintineo m

2. (Brit) (Telec) → llamada f
give me a tinkle some time → llámame or pégame un telefonazo algún día

B. VI → tintinear

C. VT → hacer tintinear

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tinkle [ˈtɪŋk^əl]

vi → tinter

n (= phone call) to give sb a tinkle → passer un coup de fil à qn
tin mine n → mine f d'étain

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tinkle

vt → zum Klingen bringen; he tinkled the bell → er klingelte (mit der Glocke)

vi

(bells etc) → klingen, bimmeln (inf); (on piano) → klimpern; (breaking glass, ice cubes) → klirren

(inf: = to urinate) → pinkeln (inf)

n → Klingen nt no pl, → Bimmeln nt no pl (inf); (of breaking glass, ice cubes) → Klirren nt no pl; to give somebody a tinkle (Brit inf, on telephone) → jdn anbimmeln (inf)

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tinkle [ˈtɪŋkl]

1. n

a. (of bell) → tintinnio (Brit) (fam) give me a tinkle → dammi un colpetto di telefono

b. (fam) (act of urinating) → pipì fsg

2. vi (bell) → tintinnare

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tinkle [ˈtɪŋkl]

1. n

a. (of bell) → tintinnio (Brit) (fam) give me a tinkle → dammi un colpetto di telefono

b. (fam) (act of urinating) → pipì fsg

2. vi (bell) → tintinnare

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tinkle

v tinkle [ˈtiŋkl]

to (cause to) make a sound of, or like, the ringing of small bells The doorbell tinkled. lui يَرِن، يَدُق звъня (za)cinkat klirre klingeln κουδουνίζω tintinear kõlisema, kõlistama دلینگ دلینگ کردن kilistä (faire) tinter לְצַלצֵל בְּצִלצוּל דַק टनटनाना zazvoniti csilingel berdenting klingja, láta hringja/klingja tintinnare, scampanellare ちりんと鳴る ‘딸랑딸랑’ 울리다 skambtelėti, (su)žvangėti šķindēt; šķindināt berkelenteng rinkelen ringle, skrangle, ringe dzwonić, brzęczeć tilintar a suna (din clopoţel) звякать (za)cinkať cingljati zveckati klinga, pingla, plinga สั่นกระดิ่งดังกรุ๊งกริ๊ง tıngırda(t)mak, çıngırda(t)mak 叮噹發響 дзвеніти; брязкати جھنکارنا làm cho kêu leng keng 丁当发响

n

this sound I heard the tinkle of glass chimes. gelui رَنين звънтене cinkot klirren das Klirren, das Klingeln κουδούνισμα tintineo, cascabeleo kõlin, klirin دلینگ kilinä tintement צִלצוּל דַק तेज छोटी आवाज करना zvonjenje, zveket csengés dentingan klingjandi hljóð, hringl tintinnio ちゃりん ‘딸랑딸랑’하는 소리 skambtelėjimas, žvangtelėjimas, tilindžiavimas šķinda; šķindoņa bunyi kelenteng gerinkel ringling, skrangling brzęk tinido sunet; clinchet звяканье cinkot cingljanje zveckanje pinglande, klirr, skrammel เสียงกระดิ่งดังกรุ๊งกริ๊ง çıngırtı 叮叮噹噹聲 дзенькіт; брязкання جھنکار tiếng kêu leng keng 丁丁当当声