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 [ting-kuhl]   Origin

tin·kle

   [ting-kuhl] verb, -kled, -kling, noun
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

Related forms
out·tin·kle, verb (used with object), -kled, -kling.
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tinkle (ˈtɪŋkəl)
 
—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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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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tinkle definition


  1. in.
    to urinate. (Mostly juvenile use. Usually objectionable.) : Jimmy, be sure and tinkle before we leave.
  2. n.
    urine. (Essentially juvenile. Usually objectionable.) : There's tinkle on the bathroom floor.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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