"chinkle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chinkles [plural]
Etymology: Variation of kinkle. Head templates: {{en-noun}} chinkle (plural chinkles)
  1. (nautical) A turn or kink in a rope. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-chinkle-en-noun-fsL9Nr1j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 16 33 34 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: chinkles [plural]
Etymology: From chink + -le. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|chink|le}} chink + -le Head templates: {{en-noun}} chinkle (plural chinkles)
  1. (rare) A ringing sound of low volume. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-chinkle-en-noun-waDyD1-2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 16 33 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: chinkles [present, singular, third-person], chinkling [participle, present], chinkled [participle, past], chinkled [past]
Etymology: From chink + -le. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|chink|le}} chink + -le Head templates: {{en-verb}} chinkle (third-person singular simple present chinkles, present participle chinkling, simple past and past participle chinkled)
  1. (rare, intransitive) To chink or jingle. Tags: intransitive, rare
    Sense id: en-chinkle-en-verb-H3E3C0~7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 16 33 34
  2. (transitive) To tinkle or cause to tinkle; to produce a continued chinking sound with. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-chinkle-en-verb-izxKSZdp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 16 33 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 19 19 26 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 19 27 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 17 20 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "A turn or kink in a rope."
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        "(nautical) A turn or kink in a rope."
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        "To tinkle or cause to tinkle; to produce a continued chinking sound with."
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        "(transitive) To tinkle or cause to tinkle; to produce a continued chinking sound with."
      ],
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