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Topic: TEXTURES, SOUNDS

tinkle

1 noun
     
tin‧kle1 [countable usually singular]
1CS a light ringing sound
tinkle of
the distant tinkle of a cow-bell
2

give somebody a tinkle

British English old-fashioned informalTCT to call someone on the telephone:
I'll give you a tinkle tomorrow.
3

have a tinkle

British English spoken to urinate (=pass water from your body) - used especially by children or when talking to children
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