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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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