Meaning of tink | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To emit a high-pitched sharp or metallic noise.
2. To unknit.
   slang, transitive

Examples

“Jimmy heard the bells tink.”

“Stanley knitted when he should have⟳ purled and swore, tinking the knitting back to fix⟳ the flaw.”

“If the stitch you need⟳ to fix⟳ is on the last⟳ or previous row, a bit of unknitting, or “tinking” as it is known by some knitters, is all that is needed to get⟳ back to the point⟳ where you can mend⟳ your mistake⟳.”

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