tinkly

Variant of tinkle

tinkle definition

tin·kle (tiŋ′kəl)

intransitive verb tinkled -·kled, tinkling -·kling

  1. to make a series of small, short, light, ringing sounds like those of a very small bell
  2. ☆ Informal to urinate: child's term

Etymology: ME tynclen, freq. of tinken, to make a tinkling sound, of echoic orig.

transitive verb

  1. to cause to tinkle
  2. to indicate, signal, etc. by tinkling

noun

the act or sound of tinkling

Related Forms:

tinkle Idioms

give someone a tinkle

Brit. to call someone on the telephone

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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