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tinkle

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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.

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

tinkly adj.

tinkle
Verb
[-kling, -kled]
to ring with a high tinny sound like a small bell
Noun
1. a high clear ringing sound
2. Brit informal a telephone call [imitative]
tinkly adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tinkle - a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Verb1.tinkle - make or emit a high sound; "tinkling bells"
sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
Translations

tinkle [ˈtɪŋkl] vitintinear
tinkle [ˈtɪŋkl] vitinter
n (inf);
to give sb a tinkle → passer un coup de fil à qn
tinkle [ˈtɪŋkl] viklingeln
n (inf);
to give sb a tinkle (Tel) → bei jdm anklingeln
tinkle [ˈtɪŋkl] vitintinnare
n (col): to give sb a tinkle → dare un colpo di telefono a qn

tinkle
v tinkle [ˈtiŋkl]
to (cause to) make a sound of, or like, the ringing of small bells The doorbell tinkled.luiيَرِن، يَدُقзвъня(za)cinkatklirreklingelnκουδουνίζωtintinearkõlisema, kõlistamaدلینگ دلینگ کردنkilahtaa(faire) tinterלְצַלצֵל בְּצִלצוּל דַקटनटनानाzazvoniticsilingelberdentingklingja, láta hringja/klingjatintinnare, scampanellareちりんと鳴る딸랑딸랑 울리다[]skambtelėti, (su)žvangėtišķindēt; šķindinātberkelentengrinkelenringle, skrangle, ringedzwonić, brzęczećtilintara suna (din clopoţel)звякать(za)cinkaťcingljatizveckatiklinga, pingla, plingaสั่นกระดิ่งดังกรุ๊งกริ๊งtıngırda(t)mak, çıngırda(t)mak丁當發響дзвеніти; брязкатиجھنکارناlàm cho kêu leng keng
n
this sound I heard the tinkle of glass chimes.geluiرَنينзвънтенеcinkotklirrendas Klirren, das Klingelnκουδούνισμαtintineo, cascabeleokõlin, klirinدلینگkilahdustintementצִלצוּל דַקतेज छोटी आवाज करनाzvonjenje, zveketcsengésdentinganklingjandi hljóð, hringltintinnioちゃりん쨍그랑(울리는 소리)skambtelėjimas, žvangtelėjimas, tilindžiavimasšķinda; šķindoņabunyi kelentenggerinkelringling, skranglingbrzęktinidosunet; clinchetзвяканьеcinkotcingljanjezveckanjepinglande, klirr, skrammelเสียงกระดิ่งดังกรุ๊งกริ๊งçıngırtı丁丁當當聲дзенькіт; брязканняجھنکارtiếng kêu leng keng

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I should hear it still rippling on with its gentle harpsichord tinkle, as I stretched myself down among the cool lavendered sheets, and little by little let slip the multifarious world.
And Tinkle gave me permission to hang two of them in his window.
They tinkle with their pinchbeck, they jingle with their gold.
 
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