tinklenoun
uk/ˈtɪŋ.kəl/us/ˈtɪŋ.kəl/tinkle noun (SOUND)
[ S ] a light ringing sound:
In the distance we heard the silvery tinkle of a stream.
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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- chime
- chug
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- hoot
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- slam
- ting
- twang
- whine
- whistle
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tinkle noun (PHONE CALL)
give sb a tinkle old-fashioned informal
to make a phone call to someone:
I'll give you a tinkle some time next week.
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Communications - by telephone
- aeroplane mode
- airplane mode
- alarm call
- bell
- break
- break up
- cold-calling
- conference call
- connection
- cut
- dialling code
- give sb a buzz idiom
- hash
- hold
- ICE (number)
- put sb through
- put sth down 1
- telecommuting
- top-up card
- transfer
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Communicating & keeping in touch
tinkle noun (TOILET)
[ C ] informal or child's word an act of urination
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Animal physiology: urine & urinating
- accident
- bathroom
- be caught/taken short idiom
- diuretic
- go to the bathroom idiom
- leak
- micturition
- pass
- pass water idiom
- powder your nose idiom
- spend
- take a leak/have a leak idiom
- urethra
- urethral
- uric
- urinate
- urination
- waterworks
- wee
- wet your pants idiom
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tinkleverb [ I ]
uk/ˈtɪŋ.kəl/us/ˈtɪŋ.kəl/tinkle verb [ I ] (SOUND)
to make a light ringing sound:
Some small old-fashioned shops still have a bell which tinkles when you push the door open.
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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- chime
- chug
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- hoot
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- slam
- ting
- twang
- whine
- whistle
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tinkle verb [ I ] (TOILET)
informal or child's word to urinate
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Animal physiology: urine & urinating
- accident
- bathroom
- be caught/taken short idiom
- diuretic
- go to the bathroom idiom
- leak
- micturition
- pass
- pass water idiom
- powder your nose idiom
- spend
- take a leak/have a leak idiom
- urethra
- urethral
- uric
- urinate
- urination
- waterworks
- wee
- wet your pants idiom
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