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

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Proper noun

Tinkle (plural Tinkles)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tinkle is the 22069^th 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

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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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