noun, verb
noun [usuallysing.]
1 (also tinkling [sing.,U]) a light high ringing sound:
the tinkle of glass breaking
2 (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) a telephone call
3 (BrE, informal) an act of URINATING:
to have a tinkle
verb to make a series of light high ringing sounds; to make sth produce this sound: [V] A bell tinkled as the door opened. * Water tinkled in the fountains. * tinkling laughter [also VN]
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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