tinkle

Betekenis (English)

Verb

1. To make light metallic sounds, rather like a very small bell.
2. To cause to tinkle.
3. To indicate, signal, etc. by tinkling.
4. To hear, or resound with, a small, sharp sound.
5. (informal) To urinate.

Noun

1. A light metallic sound, resembling the tinkling of bells or wind chimes.
2. (informal) A telephone call.
3. (informal) An act of urination.
4. (informal) Urine.

Synonyms

jingle

ring

💍

clink

rattle

clang

chink

sound

🔉

clank

ting

jangle

tink

whistle

ding

chatter

micturate

urinate

clatter

piss

tintinnabulate

toll

tinkling

crack

click-clack

jingle-jangle

winky

peepee

willie pinky

have a slash

buzz

go for a slash

chime

clangour

creak

do business

fulminate

jingling

make

peal

pee

peel

rattling

ringing

ring out

rumble

rustle

take a leak

tick

tingle

wee

clickety-clack

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈtɪŋkəl/

Etimologie (English)

Inherited from Middle English: tinclen

In summary

From Middle English tinclen, equivalent to tink + -le (frequentative suffix).