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Synonyms for tinkle

Most common

clank clink chink wee-wee urinate

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Clink

clink, clank, chink, tink dated

2. Pee-pee

pee-pee informal, wee-wee, urinate

Noun

1. Ring — A telephone call

ring, call

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To make light metallic sounds, rather like a very small bell.

    The glasses tinkled together as they were placed on the table.

  2. v. 2

    To cause to tinkle.

  3. n. 1

    A telephone call.

    Give me a tinkle when you arrive.

Related words

Word family
tinkly tingle tink

Forms

Plural
tinkles → rings, calls, jingles, things…
Past participle
tinkled
e.g. tinkled → clinked, clanked, chinked, tinked…

Example sentences

  • clank The door closed with a clank.
  • clink When the knees sway, it is the feet that clink.
  • chink There must be a chink in the armour somewhere.
  • urinate Do you feel the urge to urinate more frequently?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
tinklerising
clankrising
clinkrising
chinkrising
urinaterising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
call1, ring1, tink
5 letters
thing1, clank1, clink1, chink1
6 letters
jingle2, tingle2
7 letters
urinate3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jingle2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
tinter
Italiano
tintinnare
Deutsch
klimpern