ting, tinkle
(noun) a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
tinkle, tink, clink, chink
(verb) make or emit a high sound; ātinkling bellsā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Tinkle (plural Tinkles)
A surname.
• 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.
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.
• (urinate): See urinate
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. (Zoƶl.)
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
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; ātheir business venture was doomed from the startā; āan ill-fated business ventureā; āan ill-starred romanceā; āthe unlucky prisoner was again put in ironsā- W.H.Prescott
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
