noun
verb
definition
To make light metallic sounds, rather like a very small bell.
example
The glasses tinkled together as they were placed on the table.
definition
To cause to tinkle.
definition
To indicate, signal, etc. by tinkling.
example
The butler tinkled dinner.
definition
To hear, or resound with, a small, sharp sound.
definition
To urinate.
Examples of tinkle in a Sentence
He heard a tinkle of broken glass far below him as tears coursed down his cheeks.
On hearing the shop doorbell tinkle, the shopkeeper appeared from the backroom.
The gentle tinkle of sheep bells floating across the countryside makes a very relaxing sound.
The old lady laughed, not a dainty little tinkle, but a deep, throaty belly-laugh.
By the end of the movie, Levine 's golden carpet was slithering away from under our feet with a tinkle of ice cubes.
Music Still tinkle the ivories whenever I get a chance but very rarely play an instument.
He loved his work and he loved the brisk night ride on his sledge and the gay tinkle of the sleigh-bells.
There was a strange, loud whiz and a long, silvery tinkle of broken glass.
Waving, meandering and shifting synthesizer tones are his main ingredients, despite the vague piano tinkle in ' Prophet Making '.
Music still tinkle the ivories whenever I get a chance but very rarely play an instument.
Waving, meandering and shifting synthesizer tones are his main ingredients, despite the vague piano tinkle in ' Prophet Making ' .
Echoing in the surrounding hillside is the delightful tinkle of cowbells.