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• 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

• 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 — ► 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 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 — 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 …   Etymology dictionary

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

• 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 UK [ˈtɪŋk(ə)l] / US noun [singular] 1) a high ringing sound tinkle of: the tinkle of breaking glass 2) spoken an act of urinating. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children. 3) British informal old fashioned a phone call …   English dictionary

• 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 — tin|kle1 [ tıŋkl ] noun singular 1. ) a high ringing sound: tinkle of: the tinkle of breaking glass 2. ) SPOKEN an act of URINATING. This word is used mainly by and to children. tinkle tin|kle 2 [ tıŋkl ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English