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tinked

tinked is the simple past and past participle of tink.

Meaning of tink

Verb (1)

tink (third-person singular simple present tinks, present participle tinking, simple past and past participle tinked)

  1. To emit a high-pitched sharp or metallic noise.
    • Jimmy heard the bells tink.
    Synonyms:
    tinkle

Verb (2)

tink (third-person singular simple present tinks, present participle tinking, simple past and past participle tinked)

  1. (slang, transitive) To unknit.
    • Stanley knitted when he should have purled and swore, tinking the knitting back to fix the flaw.2012, Amy Lane, A Knitter in His Natural Habitat, page 48

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Questions about tinked

What is tinked the simple past and past participle of?
Tinked is the simple past and past participle of tink.

Words near tinked in the dictionary

  1. Tiniwisan
  2. Tinjan
  3. tink
  4. tinkal
  5. tinkalite
  6. tinked
  7. tinker
  8. tinker tailor grass
  9. Tinker to Evans to Chance
  10. Tinker to Evers to Chance
  11. tinker up

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