tinkle (redirected from tinkles)

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

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

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'"

Translations

tinkle [ˈtɪŋkl] vi → tintinear

tinkle [ˈtɪŋkl] vi → tinter

n (inf);

to give sb a tinkle → passer un coup de fil à qn

tinkle [ˈtɪŋkl] vi → klingeln

n (inf);

to give sb a tinkle (Tel) → bei jdm anklingeln

tinkle [ˈtɪŋkl] vi → tintinnare

n (col): to give sb a tinkle → dare un colpo di telefono a qn

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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.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丁当发响

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丁丁当当声