to tinkle a bell

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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 — [v] jingle, ring chime, chink, chinkle, clink, ding, jangle, make bell sound, plink, sound, ting, tingle, tintinnabulate; concept 65 …   New thesaurus

• Tinkle Pit — Infobox VG title = Tinkle Pit developer = Namco publisher = Namco designer = release = genre = Maze modes = Single player arcade system = Namco NA 1 display = Raster cabinet = Upright input = 4 way joystick; 2 buttons platforms = Arcade Tinkle… …   Wikipedia

• 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 — [[t]tɪ̱ŋk(ə)l[/t]] tinkles, tinkling, tinkled 1) VERB If something tinkles, it makes a clear, high pitched, ringing noise, especially as small parts of it strike a surface. [V prep/adv] A fresh cascade of splintered glass tinkled to the floor...… …   English dictionary

• tinkle — /ting keuhl/, v., tinkled, tinkling, n. v.i. 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 …   Universalium

• tinkle — 1 noun (countable usually singular) 1 a light ringing sound: She could hear the tinkle of coffee cups. 2 give sb a tinkle BrE informal to call someone on the telephone: I ll give you a tinkle tomorrow. 3 have a tinkle an expression meaning to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• tinkle — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ faint, gentle, little, soft VERB + TINKLE ▪ hear PREPOSITION ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• bell — noun 1 hollow metal object that rings ADJECTIVE ▪ church, temple ▪ wedding (often figurative) ▪ Their friends could already hear wedding bells (= were sure they would get married). ▪ cow …   Collocations dictionary

• bell — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. chime, ring; flare. See indication, expansion. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Device for signaling audibly] Syn. chime(s), signal, gong, Siren, carillon, angelus, tintinnabulum, buzzer, ding dong*, ringer*;… …   English dictionary for students

• tinkle — 1. verb /ˈtɪŋkəl/ a) To make light metallic sounds, rather like a very small bell The glasses tinkled together as they were placed on the table. b) to urinate. The butler tinkled dinner. See Also: tinkle the ivories …   Wiktionary