tinkle

[US]/ˈtɪŋkl/
[UK]/ˈtɪŋkl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. upang makagawa ng malinaw at kumakalat na tunog
vi. upang makagawa ng tunog na parang kampana
n. isang tunog na parang kampana
Word Forms
Present Participletinkling
Pluraltinkles
Past Tensetinkled
Third Person Singulartinkles
Past Participletinkled

Example Sentences

the distant tinkle of a cow bell.

Ang malabong pagkaluskos ng kampana ng baka.

I’ll give you a tinkle tonight.

Tatawag ako sa iyo mamayang gabi.

I'll give them a tinkle .

Tatawag ako sa kanila mamaya.

A piano tinkled gently in the background.

Isang piano ang tumutugtog nang malumanay sa background.

The sheep’s bell tinkled through the hills.

Umalingaw-aling ang kampana ng mga tupa sa mga burol.

The wine glass dropped to the floor with a tinkle.

Bumagsak ang baso ng alak sa sahig na may tunog ng kampana.

Derek tinkled the ivories for us.

Tinugtog ni Derek ang piano para sa amin.

The glasses tinkled as he carried them.

Umalingaw-aling ang mga baso habang dala niya ang mga ito.

corks popped, glasses tinkled, and delicate canapés were served.

Umatalas ang mga tapalan ng bote, umalingaw-aling ang mga baso, at inihain ang mga masasarap na canapé.

I must search in the drowsy shade of the bakula grove, where pigeons coo in their corner, and fairies' anklets tinkle in the stillness of starry nights.

Kailangan kong maghanap sa antok na lilim ng bakula grove, kung saan ang mga kalapati ay kumakanta sa kanilang sulok, at ang mga kampanilya ng anklet ng mga diwata ay kumakatok sa tahimik ng mga bituin sa gabi.

Real-world Examples

The smashed glass tinkled on the floor.

Source: Brave New World

And sometimes, or oftentimes I have to go tinkle.

Source: Celebrity's Daily Meal Plan (Bilingual Selection)

So that's what I do. I go tinkle.

Source: Celebrity's Daily Meal Plan (Bilingual Selection)

Yes, gone. No more. Sayonara magic tinkle powers.

Source: Lost Girl Season 4

The loveliest flowers, those that tinkled best, had been placed in the passages.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 1

There was a tinkle at my bell, and I left her to open the door.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

Hermione gave a tinkling laugh and said, " There's a table over here...Coming. Ginny? "

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

So I like to brush my teeth, tinkle, enter kitchen, start process.

Source: Celebrity's Daily Meal Plan (Bilingual Selection)

" The only sound I hear, " said Wendy, " is like a tinkle of bells" .

Source: Peter Pan

The three bells in Dany's braid tinkled when she laughed. " You mean inches, I think" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

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