tinkle (redirected from tinklier)

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. lui يَرِن، يَدُق звъня (za)cinkat klirre klingeln κουδουνίζω tintinear kõlisema, kõlistama دلینگ دلینگ کردن kilahtaa (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 丁當發響 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 kilahdus tintement צִלצוּל דַק तेज छोटी आवाज करना zvonjenje, zveket csengés dentingan klingjandi hljóð, hringl tintinnio ちゃりん 쨍그랑(울리는 소리) skambtelėjimas, žvangtelėjimas, tilindžiavimas šķinda; šķindoņa bunyi kelenteng gerinkel ringling, skrangling brzęk tinido sunet; clinchet звяканье cinkot cingljanje zveckanje pinglande, klirr, skrammel เสียงกระดิ่งดังกรุ๊งกริ๊ง çıngırtı 丁丁當當聲 дзенькіт; брязкання جھنکار tiếng kêu leng keng 丁丁当当声