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tinkle
Verb
  • To make light metallic sounds, rather like a very small bell. intransitive
  • To urinate. intransitive, informal, juvenile
  • To cause to tinkle. transitive
  • To indicate, signal, etc. by tinkling. transitive
  • To hear, or resound with, a small, sharp sound.
Noun
  • A light metallic sound, resembling the tinkling of bells or wind chimes.
  • A telephone call. Britain, informal
  • An act of urination. informal, euphemistic