tinkle

Delicate ringing sound

Tinkle is a light, high-pitched ringing sound, like a small bell or ice cubes in a glass: the tinkle of wind chimes.

As a verb, to tinkle is to make such sounds.

In informal British English, tinkle is a childish or euphemistic word for urination: I need to go for a tinkle.

To give someone a tinkle is to phone them.

bell

chime

Melodic bell sound

  • jingleBrief advertising melody
  • ringClosed curve shape
  • dingSmall surface imperfection

peal · carillon · handbell · sleigh bells · wind chimes · glockenspiel · clapper · toll · knell · ding-dong

urination

pee

Urinate, informally

restroom · toilet · wee-wee · piddle · lavatory · loo · relieve · tiddly · euphemism · childish

delicate

light

Visible electromagnetic radiation

dainty · crystalline · fragile · gossamer · ethereal · subtle · wispy · airy · feathery · shimmering

piano

keys

Lock-operating instruments

glissando · arpeggios · lounge · background music · fingertips

Categories
Opposites
sound intensity/weight

tinkleclang

Loud metallic sound

boom · crash · thunder · roar · bang

sound presence

tinklesilence

Total lack of sound

hush · quiet · stillness · muteness

Phrases
Family

tinker, tinkling, tinkering, tinkled, tinkles, tinkerer, tinkerers, tinklings

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G