tinnier; tinniest
1
: thin in tone
a tinny voice
3
: of, abounding in, or yielding tin
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The power of the human voice, even transcribed imperfectly onto magnetic tape and played over a tinny speaker, was life-changing.
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Adam Verner
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Saturday afternoons weren’t complete without a browse through the racks, the smell of fresh plastic packaging, and the soundtrack of pop hits piped over tinny speakers.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The hum of a refrigerator, the distant drone of a neighbor’s lawnmower, the tinny bleeping of a vintage Gameboy, the rhythmic creak of trampoline springs in action.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 Aug. 2025
The tinny, atmospheric beat escalates the wickedness, like a party that ends with a seance.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2025
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Adam Verner
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Saturday afternoons weren’t complete without a browse through the racks, the smell of fresh plastic packaging, and the soundtrack of pop hits piped over tinny speakers.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The hum of a refrigerator, the distant drone of a neighbor’s lawnmower, the tinny bleeping of a vintage Gameboy, the rhythmic creak of trampoline springs in action.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 Aug. 2025
The tinny, atmospheric beat escalates the wickedness, like a party that ends with a seance.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Tinny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tinny. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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