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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Their table was conspicuously positioned near the restaurant’s front windows, offering onlookers a clear view of the three billionaires clinking glasses and linking arms for a toast.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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Everyone in the room seemed to know each other, laughing and clinking glasses in lively clusters.—
Nick Stern,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
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Some say his spurs are still jingling down the hallway, chasing after her.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Oct. 2025
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With real feathers and a jingling bell, this feather cat teaser taps into your cat’s natural hunting instincts.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The sound of a ringing bell was nearly constant Monday afternoon at Barnhill Orchards in Lonoke County.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
4 Nov. 2025
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Video shows the trio standing ominously in the front yard before taking turns ringing the bell, knocking on the door and, at one point, jiggling its handle.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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Minnesota set the tone for how this game would unfold in the first quarter, with a goal of rattling Goff and speeding up his internal clock.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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But any agreement reached will be just one touchstone in a thorny and volatile great power rivalry between the world’s superpower democracy and an authoritarian China, whose growing military assertiveness under Xi in the East and South China Seas is rattling US allies in the region.—
Betsy Klein,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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His neck was tingling, his knees barely held him upright.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Other symptoms include numbness, tingling, or burning around the site of injury.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Tinkling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tinkling. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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