tinkle
tinkle definition
tin·kle (tiŋ′kəl)
intransitive verb tinkled -·kled, tinkling -·kling
- to make a series of small, short, light, ringing sounds like those of a very small bell
- ☆ Informal to urinate: child's term
Etymology: ME tynclen, freq. of tinken, to make a tinkling sound, of echoic orig.
transitive verb
- to cause to tinkle
- to indicate, signal, etc. by tinkling
noun
the act or sound of tinkling
tinkle Idioms
give someone a tinkle
Brit. to call someone on the telephone
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