"tinkle" meaning in English

See tinkle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɪŋkəl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tinkle.wav [UK] Forms: tinkle [singular], tinkles [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A tinkle is a light metallic sound that resembles the tinkling of bells.
    Sense id: simple-tinkle-en-noun-~ZjWidL2

Verb

IPA: /ˈtɪŋkəl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tinkle.wav [UK] Forms: tinkle [canonical], tinkles [third-person, singular], tinkled [past], tinkled [past, participle], tinkling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|tinkl|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something tinkles, it makes a light metallic sounds like a small bell.
    Sense id: simple-tinkle-en-verb-gIs2bD4b Categories (other): Verbs
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