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The tinkly piano comes in.
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Posting Cringe, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2022
The tinkly sound emanates from small speaker cabinets made from boxes that were previously used to fade the cloth.
—Washington Post, 11 May 2021
Witnesses said that the driver had approached the barriers, stopped, then slowly plowed through them, his tinkly music providing a taunting soundtrack.
—The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2020
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Posting Cringe, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2022
The tinkly sound emanates from small speaker cabinets made from boxes that were previously used to fade the cloth.
—Washington Post, 11 May 2021
Witnesses said that the driver had approached the barriers, stopped, then slowly plowed through them, his tinkly music providing a taunting soundtrack.
—The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2020
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“Tinkly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tinkly. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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