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Meanings of tinkling in English

Like the short high ringing sound of a small bell.

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Examples for "tinkly"
Examples for "tinkly"
1
She trembled: the glass fell to the floor with a tinkly crash.
The Voice on the Wire
2
She gave a tinkly little laugh and then a curiously long sigh.
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide
3
Jerry looked at her curiously; there was something familiar in that tinkly laugh.
Phyllis: A Twin
4
It starts with a tinkly orchestral score John Lewis would be proud of.
The Guardian
5
He hears tinkly music he knows well from hours spent playing computer solitaire.
Finders Keepers
Usage of tinkling in English
1
The wind carries away in glee the tinkling of your anklet bells.
The Crescent Moon
2
A bell tinkling somewhere in the house wakened Robin the next morning.
Red-Robin
3
The tinkling of the bell ceased, and suddenly the door flew open.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1
4
The Netherlands became the land of melodious symphonies and of tinkling bells.
Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks
5
Shortly after eleven-thirty Jonas appeared in the doorway with two tinkling glasses.
The Enchanted Canyon
6
Away the chips would scatter, tinkling over the surface of the glacier.
The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A...
7
On the mantelpiece the clock struck the hour-six little tinkling silvery strokes.
The Summons
8
The tinkling cymbal and the sounding brass should be nothing to her.
He Knew He Was Right
9
She led him up the river, bracelets tinkling musically at every motion.
The Reality Dysfunction
10
The tinkling of a small burn could be heard beside the road.
Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume II
11
The hanging chains of the lamps swung with a faint tinkling sound.
The Thing from the Lake
12
Anklets similar to bracelets, and tinkling ornaments are worn on the ankles.
Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, About the Heathen.
13
They dropped him back onto the broken glass with a tinkling crash.
Sovereign
14
On reaching the landing, he could hear the tinkling of a piano.
The Aspirations of Jean Servien
15
Natalie came running when she heard the ice tinkling in their glasses.
Beneath a southern sky
16
Then suddenly there was an outcry and the sound of tinkling glass.
A Busy Year at the Old Squire's
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Tinkling through the time
Tinkling across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common