name, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To trickle. Scotland, rare
2. 2
   To tinkle. rare
3. 3
   To play piano, as in "tinkle the ivories."
4. 4
   To act secretly, or in an underhand way; to tamper. obsolete

   "others of them have made it their business to trinkle with the members of parliament"

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Example

More examples

"others of them have made it their business to trinkle with the members of parliament"

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