as in clinking
to make a repeated sharp light ringing sound
the bell around the cat's neck tinkled as he ran across the yard
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Recent Examples of tinkling
Eerie chants, tinkling percussion, zany strings, and plucky swelling piano.
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Grace Byron, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Grace Byron, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tinkling
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Picture a bunch of people descending in private jets to eat steak and appear on panels about alleviating poverty and fighting climate change (among other noble goals), while clinking cocktail glasses with other fellow rich people in an effort to make one another even richer.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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Servers were trading off shifts and the bar was clinking away.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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The live action How the Grinch Stole Christmas led the way, jingling all the way to 669M minutes viewed.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
22 Dec. 2025
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The next signs of the nation’s political divide might be jingling in your pocket next year.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
12 Dec. 2025
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And with Earth's magnetic field still ringing like a bell from yesterday's impact, brief surges could push the lights farther south than forecast.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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With Mayer leading the vocals and filling the stage — the plaza, even — with his ringing guitar, the music took over again.—
Ben Fong-Torres,
Rolling Stone,
18 Jan. 2026
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Look past the saber rattling and campaign rhetoric.—
Brian Jones,
Oc Register,
6 Jan. 2026
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Roughly one week later, Johnson reportedly heard the metal cage rattling from inside his home but later realized that the wrong bear had been captured.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
31 Dec. 2025
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People with peripheral neuropathy may experience pins and needles sensations, such as tingling and prickling, in their extremities.—
Laura Dorwart,
Health,
22 Dec. 2025
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These included tingling at the electrode sites, brief skin irritation, or headache.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
15 Dec. 2025
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“Tinkling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tinkling. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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