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tinkle
noun
verb
A light metallic sound, resembling the tinkling of bells or wind chimes.
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- T
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- INKL
- Scrabble score
- 10
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
/ˈtɪŋkəl/
Meaning
Definitions
noun
A light metallic sound, resembling the tinkling of bells or wind chimes.
A telephone call.
“Give me a tinkle when you arrive.”
An act of urination.
verb
To make light metallic sounds, rather like a very small bell.
“The glasses tinkled together as they were placed on the table.”
To cause to tinkle.
To indicate, signal, etc. by tinkling.
“The butler tinkled dinner.”
To hear, or resound with, a small, sharp sound.
To urinate.
In context
Example Sentences
Give me a tinkle when you arrive.
The glasses tinkled together as they were placed on the table.
The butler tinkled dinner.
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