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tinking

tinking is the present participle and gerund 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 tinking

What is tinking the present participle and gerund of?
Tinking is the present participle and gerund of tink.

Words near tinking in the dictionary

  1. tinkersome
  2. tinkerwise
  3. tinkety-tonk
  4. Tinkham
  5. Tinkhams
  6. tinking
  7. tinkle
  8. tinkle the ivories
  9. tinkle-down
  10. tinkled
  11. tinkler

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