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Meaning of Tinkle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈtɪŋkəl

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية الرّنين
Български дрънча
Bosanski звон
Čeština cinkat zacinkání
Cymraeg tonc
Deutsch Anruf Klimpern Klingeln Pipi Telefonat
Français tintement tinter
Hrvatski звон
日本語 ちんちん
한국어 쨍그랑
Kurdî pling
Português tinido tinir
Српски звон
Svenska pling

Examples

“The Man's Wife heard the tinkle-tinkle of little stones and loose earth falling off the roadway, and the sliding roar of the man and horse going down.”
“She laughed, her voice a tinkle in the silence of the circular chamber.”
“At the very moment he cried out, David realised that what he had run into was only the Christmas tree. . . . There were no sounds of any movement upstairs: no shouts, no sleepy grumbles, only a gentle tinkle from the decorations as the tree had recovered from the collision.”
“Give me a tinkle when you arrive.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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