tinkle
IPA: tˈɪŋkʌɫ
noun
- A light metallic sound, resembling the tinkling of bells or wind chimes.
- (UK, informal) A telephone call.
- (informal, euphemistic) An act of urination.
- (informal, euphemistic) Urine.
- A surname.
verb
- (intransitive) To make light metallic sounds, rather like a very small bell.
- (transitive) To cause to tinkle.
- (transitive) To indicate, signal, etc. by tinkling.
- To hear, or resound with, a small, sharp sound.
- (intransitive, informal) To urinate.
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Examples of "tinkle" in Sentences
- I shrugged at the tinkle.
- He is surprised by tinkle.
- Not everyone heard the tinkle.
- The dog is sensitive to tinkle.
- Did you hear the tinkle as well
- He heard the tinkle in the kitchen.
- When a dish breaks, it maeks tinkle.
- He is the first person to hear the tinkle.
- My dad liked to tinkle on the piano as well.
- Isn't that where the neighbor's cat likes to tinkle