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trinkling

trinkling is the present participle and gerund of trinkle.

Meaning of trinkle

Verb

trinkle (third-person singular simple present trinkles, present participle trinkling, simple past and past participle trinkled)

  1. (Scotland, rare) To trickle.
  2. (rare) To tinkle.
  3. To play piano, as in "tinkle the ivories."
  4. (obsolete) To act secretly, or in an underhand way; to tamper.
    • others of them have made it their business to trinkle with the members of parliament1672-1673, Andrew Marvell, The Rehearsal Transpos'd

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Questions about trinkling

What is trinkling the present participle and gerund of?
Trinkling is the present participle and gerund of trinkle.

Words near trinkling in the dictionary

  1. trinklement
  2. trinklements
  3. trinkles
  4. trinklet
  5. trinklets
  6. trinkling
  7. trinkly
  8. trinks
  9. trinkum
  10. trinkum-trankum
  11. trinkum-trankums

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