[ting-kuh
l] 
verb, -kled, -kling, noun | 1. | to give forth or make a succession of short, light, ringing sounds, as a small bell. |
| 2. | to run one's fingers lightly over a keyboard instrument or to play such an instrument simply or badly. |
| 3. | Baby Talk. to urinate. |
| 4. | to cause to tinkle or jingle: The goat tinkled its bell every time it raised its head. Who's tinkling the piano? |
| 5. | to make known, call attention to, attract, or summon by tinkling. |
| 6. | a tinkling sound or tune. |
| 7. | an act or instance of tinkling. |
| 8. | Informal. a telephone call: Give me a tinkle before you leave for Europe. |
| tin·kle (tĭng'kəl) v. tin·kled, tin·kling, tin·kles v. intr.
[Middle English tinklen, frequentative of tinken, to emit a brief metallic sound, perhaps of imitative origin.] tin'kly adj. |
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