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Examples of tinkle in a Sentence
The ice tinkled in the glass.
A piano was tinkling in the background.
He tinkled a small bell.
Recent Examples of tinkle from the Web
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Then on through the enfilade of the bishop’s handsome state rooms, and into his private sitting rooms where a pianist tinkled the ivories, and onto the broad tiled terrace that had never before been opened to the public.
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But as the Steinway tinkled and voices filled the room, vibrations rose from deep beneath the earth, like a musical giant shifting in its grave.
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A master of atmospherics, Bingham and Ebert shroud his voice with washes of delicate percussion, echoed guitar (courtesy of Magnetic Zeros member Nico Aglietti) and tinkled bells, and the result is a certain intimacy.
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When Midtown Manhattan goes dark after hours, Chicken Delicious edges onto his piano stool at Mimi’s, tinkling some notes to start.
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But the plotting will continue, and the Jester will be there to tinkle his bells of steel.
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Origin and Etymology of tinkle
Middle English, frequentative of tinken to tinkle, of imitative origin
tinkle
Definition of tinkle
1 : a series of short high ringing or clinking sounds
2 : a jingling effect in verse or prose
Examples of tinkle in a Sentence
the soothing tinkle of the wind chime on the back porch
Recent Examples of tinkle from the Web
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External sounds and sights bleed into this exhibition, which also resonates with the whir and creak and tinkle of sculptures in motion.
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In every corner of the establishment — the florist shop, the main store and the outdoor nursery — the sound of trickling water mingled with the tinkle of wind chimes.
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Only minutes by water from downtown Manhattan, Governors Island has an otherworldly air, a car-free oasis where the only sounds on the trails are lapping waves and the tinkle of bicycle bells.
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Above us a chandelier's crystal pendants tinkle in time with a soldier's footfalls in an upper bedroom.
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In a delectable detail, Missy’s hypnotic aid is not a swinging wristwatch but the tinkle of a teaspoon in a china cup.
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First Known Use of tinkle
1725
TINKLE Defined for English Language Learners
tinkle
playDefinition of tinkle for English Language Learners
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: to make sounds like the sounds of a small bell
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: to pass urine from the body
tinkle
Definition of tinkle for English Language Learners
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: the sound produced by a small bell or a similar sound
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: a telephone call
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: the act of passing urine from the body
TINKLE Defined for Kids
Definition of tinkle for Students
tinkled
;tinkling
: to make or cause to make short high ringing or clinking sounds
Definition of tinkle for Students
: a short high ringing or clinking sound
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