tinkled
past simple and past participle oftinkle
tinkle
verb[I]
uk/ˈtɪŋ.kəl/us/ˈtɪŋ.kəl/tinkleverb[I](SOUND)
to make alightringingsound:
Somesmallold-fashionedshopsstill have abellwhich tinkles when youpushthedooropen.
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- bong
- chuff
- clatter
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- growl
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- plunk
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
tinkleverb[I](TOILET)
informalorchild'sword
tourinate
Animal physiology: urine & urinating
- accident
- bathroom
- be caught/taken shortidiom
- diuretic
- excrete
- excretion
- go to the bathroomidiom
- leak
- micturition
- pass
- pass wateridiom
- short
- tinkle
- tumulus
- uric
- urinate
- water
- waterworks
- wee
- wetyourpantsidiom
Examplesoftinkled
tinkled
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
A few lights winked, a few little bellstinkled, and then he slowly got up and gently pulled the levers, and sat down again.
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I sat down, put my coffee on the piano,tinkledsome ivories, and four minutes later 80 percent of the song was written.
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