The Collaborative International Dictionary
Trinkle \Trin"kle\, v. i.
To act secretly, or in an underhand way; to tamper. [Obs.]
--Wright.
Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context rare English) to trickle 2 (context obsolete English) To act secretly, or in an underhand way; to tamper.
Wikipedia
Trinkle may refer to:
- Elbert Lee Trinkle (1876–1939), American politician and 49th Governor of Virginia
- 24204 Trinkle, an asteroid
Usage examples of "trinkle".
William Guy, Patterson, Trinkle, Covin, Forbes, and Sexton ventured to come out of the labyrinth, where they were on the verge of death by starvation.
Agnes reports that her aunt Trinkle claims that Lord and Lady Treyhern once had something of a scandalous past.
And that was in the days of the old morgue, before refrigeration existed, when there was only a trinkle of cold water from a faucet running over each corpse!
These were William Guy, Patterson, Roberts, Coyin, Trinkle, also Forbes and Sexton, since dead.