to tinkle
15
3.9
- verb
- /ˈtɪŋkəl/
:
tintinear
- The tiny golden globe sparkled in the sunlight, and its high, tinkling music danced.
- bells tinkled
- glass tinkled
- wind chimes tinkle
And I said I will go off and tinkle my ivories if you go off and scrub your Nan.
- And I said I will go off and tinkle my ivories if you go off and scrub your Nan.
Examples
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She'd had quick, tinkling laughter and a personality that alternated easily between adult and childlike.
Fiction book (2001) -
Rachel gets up and heads toward the kitchen, her armload of silver bracelets tinkling faintly.
Fiction book (1992) -
Make that tinkle, tinkle sound
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The woman sings her order to me, and the coins sing back as they tinkle into her hands.
Fiction book (2000) -
A moment later, he heard tinkling laughter from the side of the house.
Fiction book (1994) -
We can almost hear the coins tinkling on the tile floor.
Fiction book (1996) -
In my head, that evening tinkles against my other memories like a glass bauble.
Fiction book (1994) -
The chandelier shook and tinkled, and a deadly rain began to fall.
Fiction book (1996) -
As I opened the door to the sandwich shop, tiny bells tinkled overhead, signaling my arrival.
Fiction book (1991) -
As I opened the door, the tiny bells tinkled overhead, announcing my entrance.
Synonyms
430
1.0
To make a clear sound like a bell that can be heard far away
22
6.1
To make a short high sound like a small bell, for example on a phone
18
2.8
To make a light ringing sound by moving small metal objects
16
5.1
To make a short, sharp sound by hitting glass or metal together
4
4.8
To make a short, sharp high sound like metal being hit
1
8.8
To make a short sharp ringing sound like metal hitting metal
1
9.5
To make a short high ringing sound like a small bell
1
7.5
A light ringing sound that small metal things make when they touch
1
7.7
To make a short high ringing sound like small metal pieces hitting
1
7.3
To make a short high sound by hitting small hard things
To make a soft ringing sound like a small bell
Compounds
How Tinkling
Surface Forms
Etymology
To tinkle comes from the short sound tink, a word that copies the small high ring of a bell. So to tinkle is to make that light, high ringing noise, as coins, bells, or glass can do.