tinkle
pronunciation
How to pronounce tinkle in British English:
UK [ˈtɪŋkl]
How to pronounce tinkle in American English:
US [ˈtɪŋkəl]
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- Noun:
- a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
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- Verb:
- make or emit a high sound
Word Origin
- tinkle (v.)
- "to make a gentle ringing sound," late 14c., possibly a frequentative form of tinken "to ring, jingle," perhaps of imitative origin. Meaning "to urinate" is recorded from 1960, from childish talk. Related: Tinkled; tinkling. As a noun from 1680s.
Example
- 1. I washed my face and tinkled - haha yes the little girl had to go tinkle .
- 2. He could have sworn he heard something back there in the slimy , hidden belly of the world , maybe a whisper or a tinkle or the scraping of claws on granite .
- 3. The sounds of england , the tinkle of the hammer on the anvil in the country smithy , the corncrake on a dewy morning , the sound of the scythe agains t the whetstone , and the sight of a plough team coming the brow of a bill for centuries the one eternal sight of england .
- 4. The sounds of england , the tinkle of the hammer on the anvil in the country smithy , the corncrake on a dewy morning , the sound of the scythe against the whetstone , and the sight of a plough team coming over the brow of a hill , for centuries the one eternal sight of england .
- 5. I thought I head the faint tinkle of a telephone .