to give someone a tinkle

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• give someone a tinkle — give (someone) a tinkle old fashioned, informal to telephone someone. Okay then, I ll give you a tinkle when I get home …   New idioms dictionary

• give someone a tinkle — (informal) To call someone on the telephone • • • Main Entry: ↑tinkle …   Useful english dictionary

• give a tinkle — give (someone) a tinkle old fashioned, informal to telephone someone. Okay then, I ll give you a tinkle when I get home …   New idioms 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 — 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

• 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 — 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

• phone — 1. noun she spent hours on the phone Syn: telephone; Brit.; informal blower 2. verb I ll phone you later Syn: call, telephone; Brit. ring, ring up, give someone a ring; informal call up, give someone a buzz; Brit.; informal …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• telephone — 1. noun Sophie picked up the telephone Syn: phone, handset, receiver; informal blower; N.Amer.; informal horn 2. verb he telephoned me Syn: phone, call, dial; Brit. ring (up); informal call up, give someone a buzz, get on the blower to; …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• ring — I 1. noun 1) a ring round the moon Syn: circle, band, halo, disc 2) the horses entered the ring Syn: arena, enclosure, circus, amphitheatre, bowl 3) …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• ring — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. encircle, girdle, environ, encompass, hem in; toll, chime, clang, peal, tinkle; resound, reverberate, reecho. See sound. n. circlet, circle, annulet, hoop, signet, girdle; machine, gang, clique;… …   English dictionary for students