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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The sound of laughter and clinking glass pours out of the windows and onto the streets.—
Jonathan Terrell,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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But there is a big part of me that just needs a photo of Martin Scorsese and alt-comic Robby Hoffman clinking their Emmy statues together.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
6 Sep. 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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Longest-Lasting Battery An experimental electric bell at the University of Oxford, in England, has been ringing nearly continuously for 185 years.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
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My phone never stopped ringing.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Norwood is just the latest example of the AI threat that rattling the TV and film industry.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Across the past decade, HARDY has become one of Nashville’s most prolific, versatile voices, a songwriter and artist who can put forth a twangy country anthem as easily as a bone-rattling rock song.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
26 Sep. 2025
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Redshirt freshman quarterback Caden Pinnick of Del Oro High School roots last week against Weber State suffered a shoulder stinger from a hard hit, leading to brief tingling sensations.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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For those who may be using a magnesium product to manage leg cramps or uncomfortable tingling sensations, Troxel warned that these symptoms may be a sign of restless legs syndrome, a clinical sleep disorder commonly associated with iron deficiency.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Tinkling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tinkling. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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