Tinkle Definition
tĭngkəl
tinkled, tinkles, tinkling
verb
tinkled, tinkles, tinkling
To make a series of small, short, light, ringing sounds like those of a very small bell.
Webster's New World
To urinate.
Webster's New World
To cause to tinkle.
Webster's New World
To indicate, signal, etc. by tinkling.
Webster's New World
(intransitive, informal, juvenile) To urinate.
Wiktionary
noun
tinkles
A light, clear metallic sound or a sound suggestive of it.
American Heritage
The act or sound of tinkling.
Webster's New World
(UK, informal) A telephone call.
Give someone a tinkle.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
idiom
give someone a tinkle
- to call someone on the telephone
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Tinkle
Noun
Singular:
tinkle
Plural:
tinklesIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Tinkle
- give someone a tinkle
Origin of Tinkle
Middle English tinklen frequentative of tinken to emit a brief metallic sound perhaps of imitative origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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