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Definition of "tinkle" []

  • To make light metallic sounds, as those of a small bell. (verb-intransitive)
  • Informal To urinate. (verb-intransitive)
  • To cause to tinkle. (verb-transitive)
  • To signal or call by tinkling. (verb-transitive)
  • A light, clear metallic sound or a sound suggestive of it. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "tinkle" in a sentence
  • "_click, click_ of the balls and the _thrum, thrum, tinkle, tinkle_ of"
  • "When she cleaned the clams, she heard the coin tinkle down the vent pipe."
  • "Most of the time, a light tinkle is complimented nicely by “I Will Always Love You” blasting wildly through the speakers."