Sekirov Dictionary

tinkle

/ˈtɪŋkəl/

verb 5
noun 4
forms 3

verb5

•
To make light metallic sounds, rather like a very small bell.
- The glasses tinkled together as they were placed on the table.
To cause to tinkle.
•
To hear, or resound with, a small, sharp sound.
- And his ears tinkled, and the colour fled. — 1700
(informal) To urinate.
•
To indicate, signal, etc. by tinkling.
- The butler tinkled dinner.

noun4

•
A light metallic sound, resembling the tinkling of bells or wind chimes.
- The Man's Wife heard the tinkle-tinkle of little stones and loose earth falling off the roadway, and the sliding roar of the man and horse going down. — 1889
•
(UK, informal) A telephone call.
- Give me a tinkle when you arrive.
(informal, euphemistic) An act of urination.
(informal, euphemistic) Urine.

forms

tinkled · tinkling · tinkles

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