dinkle

ˈdɪŋkəl

Definition

Definition of dinkle - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

measurement

Rare

small or insignificant amount

Rare

He only had a dinkle of money left.

bit

smidgen

medical

Rare

Slang

slang term for the male genitalia

Rare

Slang

He accidentally zipped his dinkle.

pecker

willy

nature

Rare

small, narrow stream

Rare

We crossed a dinkle on our hike.

brook

rivulet

Verb

playful action

intr.

Rare

move or act in a playful manner

intr.

Rare

The puppy dinkles around the garden.

cavort

frolic

romp

fiddling

tr.

Rare

tinker or fiddle with something lightly

tr.

Rare

He likes to dinkle with old radios in his free time.

fiddle

tinker

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Images of dinkle

small, narrow stream

Origin of dinkle

Unknown

Examples of dinkle in a sentence

He was left with a dinkle of hope after the news.
The toddler giggled at the word dinkle.
He whispered a joke about his dinkle.
The dinkle was barely visible in the dense forest.
Children played by the dinkle on a sunny day.
Children love to dinkle in the playground.

He would often dinkle with his dog in the park.
She likes to dinkle with her garden tools.
He would often dinkle with his guitar strings.

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French:broutille, s'amuser, ...
German:kleine Menge, herumtollen, ...
Italian:pochezza, giocare, ...
Spanish:miseria, juguetear, ...
Portuguese:quantidade pequena, brincar, ...
Chinese:少量, 嬉戏, ...
Japanese:少量, 遊び回る, ...
Arabic:قَطْرة, مَرِحَ, ...
Hebrew:קוֹמֶץ, לְהִשְׁתוֹבֵב, ...
Russian:гроши, игриво бегать, ...
Ukrainian:копійки, гратися, ...
Hindi:थोड़ी मात्रा, खिलवाड़ करना, ...
Bengali:অল্প পরিমাণ, খেলাধুলা করা, ...
Catalan:petita quantitat, jugar, ...
Czech:troška, dovádět, ...
Danish:lille mængde, fjolle, ...
Dutch:klein beetje, dartelen, ...
Greek:μικρή ποσότητα, παίζω παιχνιδιάρικα, ...
Hungarian:kis mennyiség, hancúrozni, ...
Khmer:បន្តិចបន្តួច, លេងរត់ទៅរត់មក, ...
Korean:소량, 장난치다, ...
Persian:مقدار کم, بازیگوشانه حرکت کرد, ...
Polish:mała ilość, bawić się, ...
Portuguese (BR):quantidade pequena, brincar, ...
Romanian:mărunțiș, a se juca, ...
Swedish:liten mängd, leka, ...
Thai:นิดหน่อย, วิ่งเล่น, ...
Turkish:azıcık, oyunbazca dolaşmak, ...
Vietnamese:một ít, nô đùa, ...

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