TINK

tinkle, tink, clink, chink

(verb) make or emit a high sound; “tinkling bells”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Verb

tink (third-person singular simple present tinks, present participle tinking, simple past and past participle tinked)

To emit a high-pitched sharp or metallic noise.

Synonyms

• tinkle

Noun

tink (plural tinks)

(dated) A sharp, quick sound; a tinkle.

Etymology 2

Verb

tink (third-person singular simple present tinks, present participle tinking, simple past and past participle tinked)

(knitting, slang, transitive) To unknit.

Etymology 3

Noun

tink (plural tinks)

(chiefly, British and Irish, offensive) A member of the travelling community. A gypsy.

Anagrams

• knit

Source: Wiktionary


Tink, v. i. Etym: [OE. tinken; of imitative origin. Cf. Ting a tinkling, Tinker.]

Definition: To make a sharp, shrill noise; to tinkle. Wyclif (1 Cor. xiii. 1).

Tink, n.

Definition: A sharp, quick sound; a tinkle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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