"kinkle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɪŋkl̩/ Forms: kinkles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪŋkəl Etymology: From kink + -le (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|kink|-le<pos:diminutive suffix>|text=+|tree=1}} From kink + -le (diminutive suffix). Head templates: {{en-noun}} kinkle (plural kinkles)
  1. A kink or twist
    Sense id: en-kinkle-en-noun-T~juCYx3 Categories (other): English entries with etymon, English terms suffixed with -le Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɪŋkl̩/ Forms: kinkles [present, singular, third-person], kinkling [participle, present], kinkled [participle, past], kinkled [past]
Rhymes: -ɪŋkəl Etymology: From kink + -le (frequentative suffix). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|kink|-le<pos:frequentative suffix>|text=+|tree=1}} From kink + -le (frequentative suffix). Head templates: {{en-verb}} kinkle (third-person singular simple present kinkles, present participle kinkling, simple past and past participle kinkled)
  1. (ambitransitive) To kink. Tags: ambitransitive Derived forms: kinkly
    Sense id: en-kinkle-en-verb-~ER2ZZ5y Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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