"jinkle" meaning in English

See jinkle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: jinkles [present, singular, third-person], jinkling [participle, present], jinkled [participle, past], jinkled [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} jinkle (third-person singular simple present jinkles, present participle jinkling, simple past and past participle jinkled)
  1. Alternative form of jingle (“to make a clattering noise”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: jingle (extra: to make a clattering noise)
    Sense id: en-jinkle-en-verb-M2zyB22S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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