tink.
To emit a high-pitched sharp or metallic noise.
Meaning & usage
To emit a high-pitched sharp or metallic noise.
Jimmy heard the bells tink.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English tinken, possibly from Old English *tincian, equivalent to tin + -k. Compare Dutch tinken (“to tink, toll, strike the bells of a clock”), German Low German tinken (“to tink”). Compare also English ting.
A sharp, quick sound; a tinkle.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English tinken, possibly from Old English *tincian, equivalent to tin + -k. Compare Dutch tinken (“to tink, toll, strike the bells of a clock”), German Low German tinken (“to tink”). Compare also English ting.
To unknit.
Where this word comes from
knit spelled backwards.
A member of the travelling community. A gypsy.
Where this word comes from
Shortened from tinker.
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