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kinkle

/ˈkɪŋkl̩/

kinkle verb: to kink.

Verb

kinkle (third-person singular simple present kinkles, present participle kinkling, simple past and past participle kinkled)

  1. (ambitransitive) To kink.

Noun

kinkle (plural kinkles)

  1. A kink or twist

Forms of kinkle

Verb
third-person singular presentkinkles
present participlekinkling
past participlekinkled
pastkinkled
Noun
pluralkinkles

Origin of kinkle

From kink + -le (frequentative suffix).

From kink + -le (diminutive suffix).

Words formed from kinkle

Words that rhyme with kinkle

5 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about kinkle

What does kinkle mean?
Kinkle means to kink.
What part of speech is kinkle?
Kinkle can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce kinkle?
Kinkle is pronounced /ˈkɪŋkl̩/.
What is the past tense of kinkle?
The past tense of kinkle is kinkled.

Words near kinkle in the dictionary

  1. kinkinesses
  2. kinking
  3. kinking on
  4. kinking out
  5. kinkins
  6. kinkle
  7. kinkled
  8. kinkles
  9. kinkless
  10. kinkling
  11. kinkly

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