Entry Word: tinkle

Function: noun

Meaning: a series of short high ringing sounds <Mrs. Mouse ignored the warning tinkle of the catʼs bell, and now her children are orphans>

Synonyms chime(s), jingle, tintinnabulation

Related Words clatter, jangle, rattle; chink, clang, clank, clink, dingdong, ping, ring, toll; chirr, ripple, trill, warble