chinkle

English

Etymology 1

Variation of kinkle.

Noun

chinkle (plural chinkles)

1. (nautical) A turn or kink in a rope.

Etymology 2

From chink +‎ -le.

Verb

chinkle (third-person singular simple present chinkles, present participle chinkling, simple past and past participle chinkled)

1. (rare, intransitive) To chink or jingle
2. (transitive) To tinkle or cause to tinkle; produce a continued chinking sound

   He chinkled the coins in his pocket.

References

[1] (chinking of rails), [2] (chinkle of reins), [3] (the fountain chinkles)

Last modified on 23 December 2011, at 05:14