tinkle

[US]/ˈtɪŋkl/
[UK]/ˈtɪŋkl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. to make a crisp ringing sound
vi. to make a tinkling sound
n. a tinkling sound

Example Sentences

the distant tinkle of a cow bell.

I’ll give you a tinkle tonight.

I'll give them a tinkle .

A piano tinkled gently in the background.

The sheep’s bell tinkled through the hills.

The wine glass dropped to the floor with a tinkle.

Derek tinkled the ivories for us.

The glasses tinkled as he carried them.

corks popped, glasses tinkled, and delicate canapés were served.

I must search in the drowsy shade of the bakula grove, where pigeons coo in their corner, and fairies' anklets tinkle in the stillness of starry nights.

Real-world Examples

The smashed glass tinkled on the floor.

Source: Brave New World

And sometimes, or oftentimes I have to go tinkle.

Source: Celebrity's Daily Meal Plan (Bilingual Selection)

So that's what I do. I go tinkle.

Source: Celebrity's Daily Meal Plan (Bilingual Selection)

Yes, gone. No more. Sayonara magic tinkle powers.

Source: Lost Girl Season 4

The loveliest flowers, those that tinkled best, had been placed in the passages.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 1

There was a tinkle at my bell, and I left her to open the door.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

Hermione gave a tinkling laugh and said, " There's a table over here...Coming. Ginny? "

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

So I like to brush my teeth, tinkle, enter kitchen, start process.

Source: Celebrity's Daily Meal Plan (Bilingual Selection)

" The only sound I hear, " said Wendy, " is like a tinkle of bells" .

Source: Peter Pan

The three bells in Dany's braid tinkled when she laughed. " You mean inches, I think" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

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