Chinkle

//ˈt͡ʃɪŋkl̩// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A turn or kink in a rope.
  2. 2
    A ringing sound of low volume. rare

    "Adare rang the bell. So still was the night that now the sighing in the room had stopped and the birds had settled down again in their tree, he could hear the chinkle of the bell, tossing on its wire in the kitchen fifty yards away, downstairs."

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

    "He chinkled the coins in his pocket."

Example

More examples

"He chinkled the coins in his pocket."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Variation of kinkle.

Etymology 2

From chink + -le.

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