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- [ting-kuh l]
- /ˈtɪŋ kəl/
- /ˈtɪŋ.kl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ting-kuh l]
- /ˈtɪŋ kəl/
Definitions of tinkle word
- verb without object tinkle to give forth or make a succession of short, light, ringing sounds, as a small bell. 1
- verb without object tinkle to run one's fingers lightly over a keyboard instrument or to play such an instrument simply or badly. 1
- verb without object tinkle Baby Talk. to urinate. 1
- verb with object tinkle to cause to tinkle or jingle: The goat tinkled its bell every time it raised its head. Who's tinkling the piano? 1
- verb with object tinkle to make known, call attention to, attract, or summon by tinkling. 1
- noun tinkle a tinkling sound or tune. 1
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Origin of tinkle
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English tynclen, frequentative of tinken to clink; imitative
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Parts of speech for Tinkle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tinkle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tinkle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tinkle
verb tinkle
noun tinkle
- chinking — a chinking sound: the chink of ice in a glass.
- clink — If objects made of glass, pottery, or metal clink or if you clink them, they touch each other and make a short, light sound.
- ding — to cause surface damage to; dent: Flying gravel had dinged the car's fenders.
- jingle — to make clinking or tinkling sounds, as do coins, keys, or other light, resonant metal objects when coming into contact or being struck together repeatedly: The keys on his belt jingled as he walked.
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