tinkle

 
Pronunciation: /ˈtɪŋk(ə)l/

verb

  • 1make or cause to make a light, clear ringing sound: [no object]: cool water tinkled in the stone fountains [with object]: the maid tinkled a bell
  • 2 [no object] British informal urinate: I needed to tinkle

noun

  • 1a light, clear ringing sound: the distant tinkle of a cow bell
  • British informal a telephone call: I’ll give them a tinkle
  • 2British informal an act of urinating: you have to pay to go in for a tinkle

Derivatives

tinkly

adjective (tinklier, tinkliest)

Origin:

late Middle English (also in the sense 'tingle'): frequentative of obsolete tink 'to chink or clink', of imitative origin