chinkle means A turn or kink in a rope. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
chinkle is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɪŋkl̩/.
Etymology
Variation of kinkle.
noun
- A turn or kink in a rope.
- A ringing sound of low volume.“Adare rang the bell. So still was the night that now the sighing in the room had stopped and the birds had settled down again in their tree, he could hear the chinkle of the bell, tossing on its wire in the kitchen fifty yards away, downstairs.”
verb
- To chink or jingle.
- To tinkle or cause to tinkle; to produce a continued chinking sound with.“He chinkled the coins in his pocket.”