tinkle
verb/ˈtɪŋkl/
/ˈtɪŋkl/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they tinkle | /ˈtɪŋkl/ /ˈtɪŋkl/ |
| he / she / it tinkles | /ˈtɪŋklz/ /ˈtɪŋklz/ |
| past simple tinkled | /ˈtɪŋkld/ /ˈtɪŋkld/ |
| past participle tinkled | /ˈtɪŋkld/ /ˈtɪŋkld/ |
| -ing form tinkling | /ˈtɪŋklɪŋ/ /ˈtɪŋklɪŋ/ |
- tinkle (something) to make a series of light, high ringing sounds; to make something produce this sound
- A bell tinkled as the door opened.
- Water tinkled in the fountains.
- tinkling laughter
- He tinkled the ice in his glass and took a sip.
Word Originlate Middle English (also in the sense ‘tingle’): frequentative of obsolete tink ‘to chink or clink’, of imitative origin.
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