tinkle
To make light metallic sounds, rather like a very small bellTo make light metallic sounds, rather like a very small bell.
» The wind made the crystals tinkle.
Meaning
5 senses(intransitive)To make light metallic sounds, rather like a very small bell.
The glasses tinkled together as they were placed on the table.
klingeln, klimpern
бренча́тьbrenčátʹ, звене́тьzvenétʹ, дребезжа́тьdrebezžátʹ
(transitive)To cause to tinkle.
(transitive)To indicate, signal, etc. by tinkling.
The butler tinkled dinner.
To hear, or resound with, a small, sharp sound.
(informal, intransitive)To urinate.
- make or emit a high sound
Examples
7 sentencesThe wind made the crystals tinkle.
The wind chimes tinkled in the breeze.
Every now and then, the wind chimes tinkle a melody.
deDas Windspiel erklingt momentweise melodisch. — Yorwba
If you sprinkle when you tinkle, be a sweetie and wipe the seatie.
The tinkles of sleigh bells among the snowy hills came like elfin chimes through the frosty air.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English tinclen, equivalent to tink + -le (frequentative suffix). Cognate withFrom Middle English tinclen, equivalent to tink + -le (frequentative suffix). Cognate with West Frisian tinkelje (“to tinkle”), Dutch tinkelen (“to tinkle”), German Low German tinkeln (“to flicker, glitter, sparkle”).
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Forms
tinkles, tinkling, tinkled, tinkledSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons 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