英语词汇“tinkle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

tinkletinkle1 /ˈtɪŋkəl/ noun 1[countable usually singular] a light ringing sound: tinkle of the tinkle of Christmas bells2[uncountable] informal an act of urinating (=passing liquid waste from your body) – used especially by children or when speaking to children

noun | verb

tinkletinkle2 verb

ETYMOLOGYtinkle²

Origin: 1300-1400 tink to tinkle (14-17 centuries); from the sound

VERB TABLE

tinkle

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	tinkle
	he, she, it	tinkles
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	tinkled
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have tinkled
	he, she, it	has tinkled
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had tinkled
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will tinkle
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have tinkled

Continuous Form
Present	I	am tinkling
	he, she, it	is tinkling
	you, we, they	are tinkling
Past	I, he, she, it	was tinkling
	you, we, they	were tinkling
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been tinkling
	he, she, it	has been tinkling
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been tinkling
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be tinkling
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been tinkling

1[intransitive, transitive] to make light ringing sounds or to make something do this: Bells tinkled as she opened the door.2[intransitive] informal a word meaning to urinate (=pass liquid waste from your body) – used especially by children or when speaking to children