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TINKLE
ting, tinkle
(noun) a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
tinkle, tink, clink, chink
(verb) make or emit a high sound; “tinkling bells”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Tinkle (plural Tinkles)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tinkle is the 22069th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1174 individuals. Tinkle is most common among White (93.61%) individuals.
Etymology
Verb
tinkle (third-person singular simple present tinkles, present participle tinkling, simple past and past participle tinkled)
(intransitive) To make light metallic sounds, rather like a very small bell.
(transitive) To cause to tinkle.
(transitive) To indicate, signal, etc. by tinkling.
To hear, or resound with, a small, sharp sound.
(intransitive, informal) To urinate.
Synonyms
• (urinate): See urinate
Noun
tinkle (plural tinkles)
A light metallic sound, resembling the tinkling of bells or wind chimes.
(UK, informal) A telephone call.
Synonyms: call, ring
(informal, euphemism) An act of urination.
Source: Wiktionary
Tink"er*shire, Tin"kle, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The common guillemot. [Prov. Eng.]
Tin"kle, v. i. Etym: [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. As sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 1 Cor. xiii. 1. The sprightly horse Moves to the music of his tinkling bells. Dodsley.
2. To hear, or resound with, a small, sharp sound. And his ears tinkled, and the color fled. Dryden.
Tin"kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinkled; p. pr. & vb. n. Tinkling.]
Definition: To cause to clonk, or make small, sharp, quick sounds.
Tin"kle, n.
Definition: A small, sharp, quick sound, as that made by striking metal. Cowper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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