Tinkle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To make light metallic sounds, as those of a small bell.
  • verb-intransitive. Informal To urinate.
  • v. To cause to tinkle.
  • v. To signal or call by tinkling.
  • n. A light, clear metallic sound or a sound suggestive of it.
  • n. An act or instance of tinkling.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To make light metallic sounds, rather like a very small bell.
  • v. To urinate.
  • v. To cause to tinkle.
  • v. To indicate, signal, etc. by tinkling.
  • n. A light metallic sound, resembling the tinkling of bells or wind chimes.
  • n. A telephone call.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To make, or give forth, small, quick, sharp sounds, as a piece of metal does when struck; to clink.
  • verb-intransitive. To hear, or resound with, a small, sharp sound.
  • v. To cause to clonk, or make small, sharp, quick sounds.
  • n. A small, sharp, quick sound, as that made by striking metal.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make or give forth a succession of little clinking sounds; clink or tink repeatedly or continuously.
  • To tingle.
  • To cause to clink or tink; jingle; ring.
  • To affect by tinking sounds; lead or draw by ringing or jingling.
  • To cause to ring or resound.
  • n. A succession of small tinking or clinking sounds; a soft jingling noise.
  • To tinker.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. make or emit a high sound
  • n. a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
  • Verb Form
    tinkled    tinkles    tinkling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sound    go   
    Cross Reference
    ring   
    Form
    tinkled    tinkling   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    clink    ring    tinkling    ting-a-ling    tintinnabulation    ting    tingle    tink   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    dinkel    finckle    finkle    kinkle    sprinkle    trinkle    twinkle    winkle    wrinkle   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    clink    jingle    jangle    clinking    clatter    peal    chime    gurgle    thrum    reverberation