How to pronounce tinker
American English pronunciation
TING-ker
- IPA
- /ˈtɪŋkɚ/
- Syllables
- TING · ker (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What tinker means
To fiddle with something to try to fix it
In a sentence: Dad likes to tinker with the old radio in the shed.
Where it comes from: From a Middle English word for a mender of pots and pans.
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