Front | tinkle |
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Back | noun, verbBrE /ˈtɪŋkl/NAmE /ˈtɪŋkl/ noun [usually singular]1 (also tink•ling [singular, uncountable]) a light high ringing soundthe tinkle of glass breaking 2 (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) a telephone call 3 (BrE, informal) an act of urinatingto have a tinkle verb [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth)to make a series of light high ringing sounds; to make sth produce this soundA bell tinkled as the door opened. Water tinkled in the fountains. tinkling laughter |
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