tinkle
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kəl verb (used without object)
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.
verb (used with object)
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.
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noun
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.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English tynclen, frequentative of tinken to clink; imitative
1350–1400; Middle English tynclen, frequentative of tinken to clink; imitative
Related forms
out·tin·kle, verb (used with object), out·tin·kled, out·tin·kling.
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tinkle (ˈtɪŋkəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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. | informal (Brit) (intr) to urinate |
| —n | |
| 4. | a high clear ringing sound |
| 5. | the act of tinkling |
| 6. | informal (Brit) a telephone call |
| [C14: of imitative origin] | |
| 'tinkling | |
| —adj, —n | |
| 'tinkly | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
tinkle
"to make a gentle ringing sound," 1382, possibly a frequentative form of tinken "to ring, jingle," perhaps of imitative origin. Meaning "to urinate" is recorded from 1960, from childish talk.
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Slang Dictionary
tinkle definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Tinkle was aware of the ordinance but purchased a ten-acre parcel of land with the intent of creating a subdivision.
When several berimbau players are heard together they set up a sweetly jangled tinkle.
His voice fuzzy, the tinkle of her laughter in the background.
Goldsmith is so extraordinarily buoyant and extroverted that he seems to enter a room in a tinkle of magic dust.
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