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Recent Examples of tinkle
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
Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
Another smaller-scale way to protect plants is to strategically redirect your pet's attention, especially if they're tempted to tinkle in the garden.
—Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2025
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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
Verb
The background music, pleasantly tinkled nightly by a real person sitting at a real piano, mixes in pop melodies alongside the Broadway classics and jazz standards.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
Another smaller-scale way to protect plants is to strategically redirect your pet's attention, especially if they're tempted to tinkle in the garden.
—Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tinkle
Noun
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The maraca-like rattle was seen as providential by Puritans: a gift from God warning of the approach of danger.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Aug. 2025
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In the May 19 press release, the Danish museum said the rattles were mass-produced by professional potters in the ancient city of Hama.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2025
Verb
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Glasses clinked; and at the center of it all was her very first ESSENCE cover, in October 2017.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
4 Aug. 2025
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One night, after clinking glasses, the name for the restaurant became obvious.—
Samantha Husted,
Charlotte Observer,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Changes in noise cancellation levels are now smoother than before as the system filters out any sudden sonic spikes, stopping the music from being drowned out by the clatter of a passing express train or a police car siren.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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The murmur of Spanish weaves through the clatter of plates and family get-togethers.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
8 July 2025
Verb
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Dogs showing signs of separation anxiety may benefit from gradual desensitization to being alone and learning to dissociate cues like jingling keys from being left alone.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
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Some hikers wear small bells that jingle while walking, signaling their presence to animals.—
Ruffin Prevost,
AFAR Media,
18 July 2025
Noun
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Though this installation of tintinnabulation has been a feature of the garden for more than a decade, some frequent visitors only noticed the chimes this summer, when a small crew recently installed them in a large linden tree adjacent to Parade Stadium.—
Kim Hyatt,
Star Tribune,
23 July 2021
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Shivaree, chthonian, erumpent, tintinnabulation, exonumia, requiescat, deipnosophist, omphaloskepsis, horripilation, deliquesce, apopemptic.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Oct. 2021
Verb
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Indian box office report: Coolie The Powerhouse stays ahead of War 2 Coolie set the cash registers ringing even before the release of the film.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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An environmental group managing an open space preserve on the Dana Point Headlands — an area ringed by walking trails that is also home to the endangered Pacific pocket mouse — has been told by a city commission that its request to reduce public access will require further environmental study.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Tinkle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tinkle. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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