Tinkling

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A tinkling noise; the sound of successive tinks or clinks.
  • noun. A kind of blackbird, Quiscalus crassirostris, common in Jamaica : so called from its notes.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A tinkle, or succession of tinkles.
  • noun. A grackle (Quiscalus crassirostris) native of Jamaica. It often associates with domestic cattle, and rids them of insects.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A tinkle; a tinkling sound.
  • noun. The grackle.
  • adjective. One that tinkles.
  • verb. Present participle of tinkle.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. like the short high ringing sound of a small bell
  • Word Usage
    "The day begins with dazzling light which is described as "tinkling bright silk thread" and "blazing needlework", where "one line springs from another, like vein branching from vein on a birch leaf, or the back of one's hand, or a precious stone"."
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