Synonyms of tinkles

tinkles 1 of 2

noun

plural of tinkle

as in rattles

a series of short high ringing sounds

the soothing tinkle of the wind chime on the back porch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rattles
• clatters
• chimes
• jingles
• trills
• clinks
• ripples
• rings
• jangle
• clangs
• tintinnabulations
• clanks
• pings
• warbles
• chinks
• ding-dongs
• chirrs

tinkles

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verb

present tense third-person singular of tinkle

as in clinks

to make a repeated sharp light ringing sound

the bell around the cat's neck tinkled as he ran across the yard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clinks
• jingles
• chimes
• rings
• rattles
• tingles
• chinks
• clangs
• clatters
• clanks
• clacks
• clashes
• crashes
• jangles
• clangors
• pings
• dings
• plinks
• ding-dongs
• gongs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tinkles

Noun

Periodically a mandolin tinkles, or maybe a fiddle swoops in as if from a low-hanging cloud. — Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Feb. 2026

Roberts doesn’t offer much empathy for the poor, diseased critter other than a pause when Ben momentarily ponders his reflection in a pool as Adrian Johnston’s eerie synth-piano score tinkles. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026

Sometimes, in the deep winter quiet, a piano tinkles in Kelley’s Saloon, and the spirits dance to ghostly music. — Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 16 Oct. 2025

From the moment that Jerry Goldsmith’s piano tinkles caress the opening bars of his score while stars float past the frame, anyone with a soul knows that this is not your average IP cash-in. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025

Verb

As the hotel’s doorman, complete with top hat and tails, opens the door to its opulent lobby and a piano player tinkles keys in the distance, that dream solidifies into reality. — Rob Ledonne, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2024