tink
verbnounverbnounattested in dialogue
- //ˈtɪŋk//
- /[ˈtʰɪŋk]/
To emit a high-pitched sharp or metallic noise.
verb
- 1
To emit a high-pitched sharp or metallic noise.
Jimmy heard the bells tink.
Etymology
From Middle English tinken, possibly from Old English *tincian, equivalent to tin + -k. Compare Dutch tinken (“to tink, toll, strike the bells of a clock”), German Low German tinken (“to tink”). Compare also English ting.
noun
- 1
datedA sharp, quick sound; a tinkle.
verb
- 1
slangTo unknit.
Stanley knitted when he should have purled and swore, tinking the knitting back to fix the flaw.
If the stitch you need to fix is on the last or previous row, a bit of unknitting, or “tinking” as it is known by some knitters, is all that is needed to get back to the point where you can mend your mistake.
Etymology
knit spelled backwards.
noun
- 1
A member of the travelling community. A gypsy.
'Most have white eyes, which ain't natural in any beast, tame or wild, and they are considered unlucky - the tinks calls 'em moonpies, and most will avoid settling on farms where they are kept.
Her family had a name that marked them out as tinks, only they weren't tinks anymore.
'Well, you should feel right at home,' Flannigan said. 'You love a bit of thieving, you and the rest of the fucken tinks you grew up with in the Emerald Toilet.'
Etymology
Shortened from tinker.
Forms
- plural
- tinks
- past tense
- tinked
- past participle
- tinked
- present participle
- tinking
- third person singular
- tinks
tink · To emit a high-pitched sharp or metallic noise.
tinker · An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made…Tinker · A northern English surname originating as an occupation for…tinkling · A tinkle; a tinkling sound.