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Meanings of tinkle in English

Catalan
tintinabular

Make or emit a high sound.

        tintinabular
        Portuguese
        tinido

        A light clear metallic sound as of a small bell.

              tinido

              To allow urine to flow from the bladder out of the body.

                  Usage of tinkle in English
                  1
                  And her laugh was like the tinkle of hare-bells in the wind.
                  A Prisoner in Fairyland (The Book That 'Uncle Paul' Wrote)
                  2
                  The hunter follows and in the darkness brushes against shrubs which tinkle.
                  A Study in Tinguian Folk-Lore
                  3
                  Out in the darkness we hear the tinkle of a homemade guitar.
                  Little Journey to Puerto Rico / For Intermediate and Upper Grade...
                  4
                  Opening his hand, he let the pieces tinkle to the Spanish tiles.
                  When twilight comes
                  5
                  Through the leaves there came the faint far tinkle of the tea-bell.
                  The Dark Flower
                  6
                  A second time the vibrating tinkle broke the stillness of the night.
                  Strong as Death
                  7
                  The sharp tinkle of an electric bell broke in on our conversation.
                  A Rogue by Compulsion: An Affair of the Secret Service
                  8
                  Now the silence was startled by the falling tinkle of a stream.
                  The Crock of Gold
                  9
                  As their eyes met they heard the tinkle of the little bell.
                  Whosoever Shall Offend
                  10
                  The tinkle of a bicycle bell sounded down the road behind them.
                  The Necromancers
                  11
                  The tinkle of glasses and hum of conversation grew louder and louder.
                  The Survivor
                  12
                  At that moment the bell sent a long tinkle through the house.
                  The Age of Innocence
                  13
                  The low tinkle of the sheep-bells comes again drowsily to his ears.
                  The Wagner Story Book: Firelight Tales of the Great Music Dramas
                  14
                  At the tinkle of the glasses Blake looked up, his face aflame.
                  Out of the Primitive
                  15
                  The tinkle tinkle tank tank of drops sounded from his own eaves.
                  The Blazed Trail
                  16
                  There was a tinkle of a wine glass falling on the hearth.
                  The Unspeakable Gentleman
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                  Translations for tinkle
                  Portuguese
                  tinido
                  Tinkle through the time
                  Tinkle across language varieties
                  United Kingdom
                  Common
                  United States of America
                  Less common