tinkle

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see also: Tinkle

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈtɪŋkəl/

Verb

tinkle (tinkles, present participle tinkling; past and past participle tinkled)

1. (intransitive) To make light metallic sounds, rather like a very small bell.

   The glasses tinkled together as they were placed on the table.

   • The sprightly horse / Moves to the music of his tinkling bells.

2. (transitive) To cause to tinkle.
3. (transitive) To indicate, signal, etc. by tinkling.

   The butler tinkled dinner.

4. To hear, or resound with, a small, sharp sound.

   • And his ears tinkled, and the colour fled.

5. (intransitive, informal, juvenile) To urinate.

Synonyms

• (urinate) See Thesaurus:urinate

Translations

• French: tinter
• Portuguese: tinir
• Russian: бренча́ть

Noun

tinkle (plural tinkles)

1. A light metallic sound, resembling the tinkling of bells or wind chimes.
2. (UK, informal) A telephone call.

   Give me a tinkle when you arrive.

3. (informal, euphemism) An act of urination.

Translations

• Russian: звя́канье

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Tinkle

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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