tinkling

2.7

Making short, high ringing sounds like small bells

adjective
/ˈtɪŋklɪŋ/

: tintineo

The tinkling sound of the wind chimes filled the air on the sunny afternoon.

They gaze at the tinkling harness, the costly spokes.

Examples

The tinkling laughter of children playing in the park brought joy to everyone around.
They gaze at the tinkling harness, the costly spokes.

Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy
(TINKLING SOUND)

Tooth Fairy 2 (2012)
(TINKLING SOUND)

Tooth Fairy 2 (2012)
(TINKLING SOUND)

Tooth Fairy 2 (2012)
(TINKLING GLASS)

Julie & Julia (2009)
As she walked through the garden, she heard the tinkling of tiny bells on the fairy lights.

Synonyms

jingly

vstinkling

1 4.4

A high ringing sound like small bells

is the act of producing short high ringing sounds

tinkly

vstinkling

1 5.0

Making a light high ringing sound like small bells

is shorter and sharper rather than gentle and soft

jingling

vstinkling

2.9

Making light, high sounds like small bells

is from a single small bell rather than many

clinking

vstinkling

3.4

A light, sharp ringing sound when keys or glasses touch

is a repeated high bell like sequence rather than single taps

How Tinkling

tinkling

2.7

ringing

133 1.0

Surface Forms

tinkling positive

Morphology

tinkling = tinkle (transparent) = tinkle + ing

The adjective is the standard present-participle form of the verb 'tinkle' and directly describes making that sound.

Etymology

Tinkling comes from the small verb tinkle, which copies the soft sound of a little bell and means 'to make a light, high sound'. So, tinkling describes a series of short, high ringing sounds, like wind chimes or a small stream.