Chinkle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈt͡ʃɪŋkl̩/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Chinkle is a noun meaning (nautical) A turn or kink in a rope.
Meaning
(nautical) A turn or kink in a rope.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To tinkle or cause to tinkle; to produce a continued chinking sound with.
- (rare, intransitive) To chink or jingle.
- (rare) A ringing sound of low volume.
Example Sentences
He chinkled the coins in his pocket.
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.
Word Forms
- chinkles
- chinkling
- chinkled
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include kinkle, kneck, crankle, chitling, chink, quirkle.
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