Tinkle is an English word with synonyms like sound or ting. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Tinkle meaning
- To make light metallic sounds, rather like a very small bell.
- To cause to tinkle.
- To indicate, signal, etc. by tinkling.
Using Tinkle
- The main meaning on this page is: To make light metallic sounds, rather like a very small bell. | To cause to tinkle. | To indicate, signal, etc. by tinkling.
- Useful related words include: sound, ting, tink, clink.
- In the example corpus, tinkle often appears in combinations such as: tres tinkle.
Context around Tinkle
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tinkle
- In this selection, "tinkle" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, tres, meldrem, jawdroppers, bhagat, picked and bizarrely stand out and add context to how "tinkle" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and bells tinkle bizarrely signalling and embarrassment as tinkle is also. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tinkle" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tinkle
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Tinkle Bhagat is the district secretary of JMM’s professional cell. (11 words)
The daughter of Alfred E. & Geneva Rose (Meldrem) Tinkle, she was born June 15, 1930 at Hayward, WI. (18 words)
On Chibavi-Chibanja Road, wheels whirr and bells tinkle, bizarrely signalling motorists to pave the way for bikes. (18 words)
More jawdroppers tinkle the ivories as we journey to Cardiff Central Station in Wales – the Land of Song – where an angelic performance with a male voice choir reduces Mika, Lang Lang and Claudia Winkleman to tears. (36 words)
While the writers thought of it as the gentle ringing sound made by a bell, it was Livingston’s wife who saved the song from potential embarrassment, as “tinkle” is also a synonym for urination. (35 words)
Arizona’s three freshman starters combined for 47 points and the 24th-ranked Wildcats took advantage of the ejection of Oregon State standout Tres Tinkle in an 89-63 victory Thursday night in Tucson, Ariz. (35 words)
Example sentences (9)
The daughter of Alfred E. & Geneva Rose (Meldrem) Tinkle, she was born June 15, 1930 at Hayward, WI.
Tinkle Bhagat is the district secretary of JMM’s professional cell.
While the writers thought of it as the gentle ringing sound made by a bell, it was Livingston’s wife who saved the song from potential embarrassment, as “tinkle” is also a synonym for urination.
More jawdroppers tinkle the ivories as we journey to Cardiff Central Station in Wales – the Land of Song – where an angelic performance with a male voice choir reduces Mika, Lang Lang and Claudia Winkleman to tears.
Arizona’s three freshman starters combined for 47 points and the 24th-ranked Wildcats took advantage of the ejection of Oregon State standout Tres Tinkle in an 89-63 victory Thursday night in Tucson, Ariz.
Forward Tres Tinkle – who was named to the preseason watchlist for the Naismith Player of the Year Award in November – was averaging 19.7 points per game entering the matchup with the Bruins.
Tinkle picked up a technical in the first half on a double-technical call when he briefly tangled with Arizona center Christian Koloko after a dead-ball turnover.
On Chibavi-Chibanja Road, wheels whirr and bells tinkle, bizarrely signalling motorists to pave the way for bikes.
For example, I’d innocently crank Motley Crue or Whitesnake, not realizing his wife would be trying to tinkle away at her piano, prompting me on multiple occasions to apologize for my high-decibel obnoxiousness.
Common combinations with tinkle
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: