tinkle

Plural: tinkles

Noun

a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
A light metallic sound, resembling the tinkling of bells or wind chimes.
A telephone call.
An act of urination.
Urine.

Verb

Verb Forms: tinkle, tinkled, tinkling, tinkles

To make a slight, sharp, metallic sound.
make or emit a high sound
To make light metallic sounds, rather like a very small bell.
To cause to tinkle.
To indicate, signal, etc. by tinkling.
To hear, or resound with, a small, sharp sound.
To urinate.

Examples

Give me a tinkle when you arrive.
The butler tinkled dinner.
The glasses tinkled together as they were placed on the table.
The sound of letters TINKLING in the bag signaled the start of another Scrabble game.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English tinclen, equivalent to tink + -le (frequentative suffix).

Synonyms

chink, clink, ting, tink, call, ring, urinate

Scrabble Score: 10

tinkle: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tinkle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tinkle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

tinkle: valid Words With Friends Word