Tinkle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell

make or emit a high sound

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɪŋkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɪŋkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɪŋkəl/

1 syllable Say it as /tˈɪŋkəl/.

Examples

tinkling bells

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ting tink clink chink

Parts of Speech

noun	a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
verb	make or emit a high sound “tinkling bells”

Word Forms

ting	verb	cause to make a ting
tinkly	adjective	like the short high ringing sound of a small bell
tinkle	verb	make or emit a high sound
tinkle	noun	a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
clink	noun	a short light metallic sound
chink	noun	a short light metallic sound

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

klingeln

ein leichter, klarer metallischer Klang wie einer kleinen Glocke

🇫🇷French

tintement

un léger son métallique clair comme celui d'une petite cloche

🇪🇸Spanish

tintinear

un sonido metálico claro y claro como el de una pequeña campana

🇮🇹Italian

tintinnio

un suono metallico chiaro e leggero, come di campanello

🇳🇱Dutch

rinkelen

een licht, helder metaalachtig geluid als van een belletje

🇵🇹Portuguese

tinido

um som metálico claro e claro como o de um pequeno sino

🇷🇺Russian

звон

легкий чистый металлический звук, похожий на колокольчик

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झंकार

एक छोटी सी घंटी के समान हल्की स्पष्ट धात्विक ध्वनि

🇧🇩Bengali

টিঙ্কেল

একটি ছোট ঘণ্টার মতো একটি হালকা পরিষ্কার ধাতব শব্দ

🇮🇳Tamil

சத்தம்

ஒரு சிறிய மணி போன்ற ஒரு ஒளி தெளிவான உலோக ஒலி

🇮🇳Telugu

తళతళలాడుతుంది

ఒక చిన్న గంట వంటి తేలికపాటి స్పష్టమైన లోహ ధ్వని

🇮🇳Marathi

टिंगल

लहान घंटासारखा हलका स्पष्ट धातूचा आवाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટિંકલ

નાની ઘંટડી જેવો આછો સ્પષ્ટ મેટાલિક અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟಿಂಕಲ್

ಸಣ್ಣ ಗಂಟೆಯಂತೆ ಹಗುರವಾದ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ ಲೋಹದ ಧ್ವನಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടിങ്കിൾ

ഒരു ചെറിയ മണിയുടെ പോലെ നേരിയ തെളിഞ്ഞ ലോഹ ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟਿੰਕਲ

ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟੀ ਘੰਟੀ ਵਾਂਗ ਇੱਕ ਹਲਕੀ ਸਪਸ਼ਟ ਧਾਤੂ ਆਵਾਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹنکل

ایک چھوٹی گھنٹی کی طرح ہلکی واضح دھاتی آواز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

叮叮当当

像小铃一样的轻快、清晰的金属声音

🇯🇵Japanese

チリンチリン

小さな鐘のような軽く澄んだ金属音

🇰🇷Korean

전화

작은 종소리처럼 가볍고 맑은 금속음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

leng keng

một âm thanh kim loại nhẹ trong trẻo như một chiếc chuông nhỏ

🇹🇭Thai

กุ๊กกิ๊ก

เสียงโลหะใสเบาราวกับระฆังอันเล็ก

🇮🇩Indonesian

berdenting

suara metalik yang jernih seperti bel kecil

🇵🇭Filipino

kumikiliti

isang maliwanag na malinaw na tunog ng metal gaya ng isang maliit na kampana

🇲🇾Malay

berdenting

bunyi metalik yang jelas seperti loceng kecil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رنين

صوت معدني خفيف وواضح مثل جرس صغير

🇮🇷Persian

زنگ زدن

صدای فلزی روشن و روشن مانند یک زنگ کوچک

🇹🇷Turkish

çınlamak

küçük bir zilin çıkardığı hafif net metalik ses

🇮🇱Hebrew

צלצול

צליל מתכתי צלול קל כמו פעמון קטן

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The primary meaning of 'tinkle' is 'a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell'.

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