- tinkle
- tinkle "to make a gentle ringing sound," late 14c., 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 — [tiŋ′kəl] vi. tinkled, tinkling [ME tynclen, freq. of tinken, to make a tinkling sound, of echoic orig.] 1. to make a series of small, short, light, ringing sounds like those of a very small bell ☆ 2. Informal to urinate: child s term vt. 1. to… … English World dictionary
Tinkle — Tin kle, v. i. [Freq. of tink. See {Tink}, {Tingle}.] 1. To make, or give forth, small, quick, sharp sounds, as a piece of metal does when struck; to clink. [1913 Webster] As sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 1 Cor. xiii. 1. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tinkle — Tin kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tinkled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tinkling}.] To cause to clonk, or make small, sharp, quick sounds. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tinkle — Tin kle, n. A small, sharp, quick sound, as that made by striking metal. Cowper. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tinklė — tinklė̃ sf. (4) J reta, tinklinė užuolaida … Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language
tinkle — [v] jingle, ring chime, chink, chinkle, clink, ding, jangle, make bell sound, plink, sound, ting, tingle, tintinnabulate; concept 65 … New thesaurus
tinkle — ► VERB 1) make or cause to make a light, clear ringing sound. 2) informal urinate. ► NOUN 1) a tinkling sound. 2) informal an act of urinating. DERIVATIVES tinkly adjective … English terms dictionary
tinkle — tin|kle1 [ˈtıŋkəl] n [C usually singular] 1.) a light ringing sound tinkle of ▪ the distant tinkle of a cow bell 2.) give sb a tinkle BrE old fashioned informal to call someone on the telephone ▪ I ll give you a tinkle tomorrow. 3.) have a tinkle … Dictionary of contemporary English
tinkle — I. verb (tinkled; tinkling) Etymology: Middle English, frequentative of tinken to tinkle, of imitative origin Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to make or emit a tinkle or a sound suggestive of a tinkle 2. urinate transitive verb 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
