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UK
/tˈɪŋkəl/
]
[ US /ˈtɪŋkəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈtɪŋkəɫ/ ]
NOUN
- a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
VERB
-
make or emit a high sound
tinkling bells
How To Use tinkle In A Sentence
- Stooping, I lifted the belt, ornamental silver medallions that tinkled faintly together like coins of small denominations. I'LL TAKE YOU THERE
- The little silver bell tinkles at a wayside shrine, calling the labouring man to propitiate the idol for the carelessness and detected dishonesties of his day's labours, and goodly Hindus, men and women, stream down the busy thoroughfare, responsive to the call. Love and Life Behind the Purdah
- The undergraduate tinkler that is like strong finish school ended the trade on the net that clean out treasure, searching civil member the job.
- The light tinkle of Inger's laughter seemed to fill the small room.
- They likewise carefully watch the corpse by night and day till the time of interment, and conceive that the deil tinkles at the lykewake of those who felt in their dead-thraw the agonies and terrors of remorse. Notes
- If there's anything in the company manual that doesn't leap out at you, feel free to give me a tinkle.
- The fountain in the fishpond is going tinkletinkletinkle. She declares a barbecue | Diane Duane's weblog: "Out of Ambit"
- In the third movement, Haitink's lucid communication of the music's textural contrasts made it a joy to listen to, and the violins’ cheeky acciaccaturas tinkled wholeheartedly from their instruments; the finale was brisk, with almost maniacal handfuls of semiquavers, and the trumpets were on top form.
- The water tinkled as it flowed down into the silver-lined basins at the bottom of the fountains.
- A little brass bell tinkled a welcome, and the door, closing, shut out the clamour of the street.