/ ˈtɪŋkl; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun [ usually sing. ]
1.
(also tink·ling [ sing. , U ]) a light high ringing sound :
the tinkle of glass breaking
2.
( old-fashioned , BrE , informal ) a telephone call
3.
( BrE , informal ) an act of urinating :
to have a tinkle
■ verb
to make a series of light high ringing sounds; to make sth produce this sound :
[ v ]
A bell tinkled as the door opened.
tinkling laughter
[also vn ]
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (also in the sense tingle ): frequentative of obsolete tink to chink or clink , of imitative origin.