tinkle

Meanings

Verb

• 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.

Noun

• A light metallic sound, resembling the tinkling of bells or wind chimes.
• A telephone call.
• An act of urination.

Origin

• From Middle English tinclen, equivalent to tink + -le.