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tink

UK/ˈtɪŋk/ US/ˈtʰɪŋk/ uncommon dated slang uk

verb

1.

make or emit a high sound

  • “tinkling bells”
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Origin

From Middle English tinken, possibly from Old English *tincian, equivalent to tin + -k. Compare Dutch tinken (“to tink, toll, strike the bells of a clock”), German Low German tinken (“to tink”). Compare also English ting.

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