tink
tink · tinks · tinked · tinking
To emit a high-pitched sharp or metallic noiseTo emit a high-pitched sharp or metallic noise.
/ˈtɪŋk/
Meaning
2 sensesTo emit a high-pitched sharp or metallic noise.
Jimmy heard the bells tink.
make or emit a high sound
(slang, transitive)To unknit.
Origin
From Middle English tinken, possibly from Old English *tincian, equivalent to tin + -k. CoFrom Middle English tinken, possibly from Old English *tincian, equivalent to tin + -k. Compare Dutch tinken (“to tink, toll, strike the bells of a clock”), German Low German tinken (“to tink”). Compare also English ting.
knit spelled backwards.
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Forms
tinks, tinking, tinked, tinkedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedtingle
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle