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taking a tinkle

taking a tinkle is the present participle and gerund of take a tinkle.

Meaning of take a tinkle

Verb

take a tinkle (third-person singular simple present takes a tinkle, present participle taking a tinkle, simple past took a tinkle, past participle taken a tinkle)

  1. (childish, informal) To urinate.
    • After we climbed out the window, Vera went behind a bush to take a tinkle, I tried to follow her, but she pushed me back and then giggled a little.2010, Edward H’ Wolf, “The Light inside the Darkness” (chapter 12), in Secluded Mansion Nights, Trafford Publishing, →ISBN, page 101

Questions about taking a tinkle

What is taking a tinkle the present participle and gerund of?
Taking a tinkle is the present participle and gerund of take a tinkle.

Words near taking a tinkle in the dictionary

  1. taking a shot in the dark
  2. taking a sight
  3. taking a stab at
  4. taking a stand
  5. taking a step back
  6. taking a tinkle
  7. taking a toll
  8. taking a tumble
  9. taking a turn
  10. taking a turn for the better
  11. taking a turn for the worse

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