- Tinkle
- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈtiŋ-kəl\
- Function:
- verb
- Inflected Form(s):
- tin·kled; tin·kling \-k(ə-)liŋ\
- Etymology:
- Middle English, frequentative of tinken to tinkle, of imitative origin
- Date:
- 15th century
intransitive verb
1: to make or emit a tinkle or a sound suggestive of a tinkle
2: transitive verb
1: to sound or make known (the time) by a tinkle
2 a: to cause to make a tinkle b: to produce by <tinkle a tune>
tinkle. (2008). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
Retrieved May 15, 2008, from //www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tinkle
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