tinkle

Meaning

Verb

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

Noun

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

Translations

tinter

rinkelen

kletteren

tingelen

klingeln

💍

klingelen

tintinnare

tintinear

tintement

tintineo

klimpern

dringar

klirren

κουδουνίζω

çınlamak

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɪŋkəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: tinclen

In summary

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