tinkled; tinkling
ˈtiŋ-k(ə-)liŋ 
1
: to sound or make known (the time) by a tinkle
2
a
: to cause to make a tinkle
b
: to produce by tinkling
tinkle a tune
1
: a series of short high ringing or clinking sounds
2
: a jingling effect in verse or prose
Synonyms
Examples of tinkle in a Sentence
Verb
The ice tinkled in the glass.
A piano was tinkling in the background.
He tinkled a small bell.
Noun
the soothing tinkle of the wind chime on the back porch
Recent Examples on the Web
Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 June 2024
On a Friday night, the room tinkled with the sound of voices just a decade out of summer camp and maybe five years out of the Midwest.
—Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2024
Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 May 2024
With a swish of metal that was something akin to the tinkle of windchimes, the British Vogue contributor, modeling a dress covered entirely in metal discs, arrived in style: with London designer of the moment Marco Capaldo acting as her knight in shining 16Arlington.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2023
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Verb
The cocktail hour’s soundtrack was a mariachi band, Los Campos, and loads of tinkling marimba by Tono 13.
—Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 June 2024
On a Friday night, the room tinkled with the sound of voices just a decade out of summer camp and maybe five years out of the Midwest.
—Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2024
Noun
On our first evening the piano bar—resplendent in gold Thai silks, with tiger orchids blooming across the green carpet—was filled with laughter, the glug-glug-glug of Champagne pouring, and the tinkle of keys.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 May 2024
With a swish of metal that was something akin to the tinkle of windchimes, the British Vogue contributor, modeling a dress covered entirely in metal discs, arrived in style: with London designer of the moment Marco Capaldo acting as her knight in shining 16Arlington.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2023
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“Tinkle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tinkle. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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