tinkle

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tin·kle1 /ˈtɪŋkəl/ noun [countable usually singular]  1  CSa light ringing sound 叮当声tinkle of the distant tinkle of a cow-bell 远处牛铃的叮当声► see thesaurus at sound2  give somebody a tinkle British English old-fashioned informalTCT to call someone on the telephone 给某人打电话 I’ll give you a tinkle tomorrow. 我明天给你打电话。3. have a tinkle British English spokenHBH to urinate (=pass water from your body) – used especially by children or when talking to children 撒尿，尿尿〔尤为儿语〕

Examples from the Corpus

tinkle• She could not utter a sentence for giving a tinkle of value to some innocent word.• Hop on over to the end of the road and give her a tinkle.• A constant clash and tinkle came from the kitchens across the courtyard, like the percussion section of an orchestra from hell.• The crashing seemed to go on for ever as tiny broken fragments bounced with a dainty tinkle across the brick floor.• Only the eerie tinkle of leg irons and shouted commands break the silence.• As we rounded the lake's southern edge and moved up to the eastern shore, a faint tinkle filled the air.• There was a bell beside the gate, and Dorothy pushed the button and heard a silvery tinkle sound within.• The last thing Ardamal heard as he raced down the corridor was the tinkle of metal parts hitting the floor.• the tinkle of glass and chinatinkle of• the tinkle of Christmas bells

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tinkle2 verb  1  CS[intransitive, transitive] to make light ringing sounds, or to make something do this （使）发出叮当声 a tinkling bell 叮当作响的铃铛2  [intransitive] spoken to urinate (=pass water from your body) – used especially by children or when talking to children 撒尿，尿尿〔尤为儿语〕 Do you have to go tinkle? 你要撒尿吗？→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

tinkle• The ring fell from her hands and went tinkling across the floor.• It tinkled, an old-world merriness.• Bells tinkled as she opened the door.• The Monsignor tensed with the sound of flatware clanking and tinkling in the kitchen.• I rang the bell and heard it tinkle inside.• There was a typewriter involved too and as the lift went up and down the typewriter's bell tinkled metallically.• The tinkling of busted glass, the sucking of his bottle.• From down the hall came the sound of tinkling silverware and the scrape of a chair being settled in its place.• Tabitha's headset suddenly locked into an ambient channel and began to tinkle with tinny salsa.Origin tinkle2 (1300-1400) tink “to tinkle” ((14-17 centuries)); from the sound

tin·kle1 nountinkle2 verbChineseSyllable  

light Corpus a sound ringing

tinkle

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tin‧kle¹ /ˈtɪŋkəl/ noun [countable usually singular]
1. a light ringing sound
    tinkle of
    the distant tinkle of a cow-bell
2. give somebody a tinkle British English old-fashioned informal to call someone on the telephone:
    I’ll give you a tinkle tomorrow.
3. have a tinkle British English spoken to urinate (=pass water from your body) – used especially by children or when talking to children
     

THESAURUS

■ made by things hitting other things
   ▪ bang a loud sound caused especially when something hard or heavy hits something else: I heard a loud bang and rushed out to see what had happened. | He slammed the door shut with a bang.
   ▪ crash a very loud sound caused when something hits something else, especially when damage is caused: The tray of dishes fell to the floor with a crash. | I heard an enormous crash outside our house, and I went to see what had happened.
   ▪ thud a quiet low sound made when a heavy object falls down onto surface: There was a dull thud as the box hit the floor. | His head hit the ground with a sickening thud.
   ▪ thump a dull loud sound made when a heavy object hits something else: There was a loud thump as Eddie threw Luther back against the wall.
   ▪ clink a short ringing sound made when two glass, metal, or china objects hit each other: the clink of champagne glasses | The clink of cutlery could be heard in the restaurant.
   ▪ tinkle the pleasant sound that is made by light pieces of glass or metal hitting each other repeatedly: He listened to the faint tinkle of cow bells in the distance.
   ▪ jingle the sound of small metal objects being shaken together: the jingle of her bracelets | the jingle of keys
   ▪ rattle a short repeated sound made when things hit against each other - used especially when part of something is loose and is hitting against something: There was a strange rattle coming from the engine. | the rattle of the trolley

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tinkle² verb1. [intransitive and transitive] to make light ringing sounds, or to make something do this:
    a tinkling bell
2. [intransitive] spoken to urinate (=pass water from your body) – used especially by children or when talking to children:
    Do you have to go tinkle?