trinkle /ˈtɹɪŋkəl/ verb4 •To play piano, as in "tinkle the ivories." •(rare) To tinkle. •(Scotland, rare) To trickle. •(no longer used) To act secretly, or in an underhand way; to tamper.others of them have made it their business to trinkle with the members of parliament — 1672 formstrinkled · trinkling · trinkles