tinkle
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A heavy quiet hangs over Theofilou's farm in the absence of the bleats from the sheep and the tinkle of their bells.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
Rumours that Taylor Swift would turn up and tinkle the ivories were shot down by Grammy producer Ben Winston.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
This is not a concert in which the lead singer will occasionally tinkle the ivories for effect.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2025
But the darned toy has been blaring “Swan Lake” since “Ballerina” started and, to our annoyance, it’ll tinkle a few more times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025
Now he could definitely hear voices, not to mention the tinkle of a bell and the opening and shutting of a door.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
There’s only so many ways to make guitar tinkles.
From The Verge ● Sep. 15, 2021
The Atlanta rapper 24hrs sing-raps assorted phrases in “Notice,” but all the action is in the track: viscous bass tones stopping and starting, little whistling interjections, double-time boings and swoops and tinkles.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2021
Gentle, sombre piano music tinkles in the background, as he sagely advises, “It’s all right to feel sad, but the pain goes away.”
From The Guardian ● Feb. 6, 2018
This door has a bell that tinkles when I push it open, like the one to the tea shop.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
She finished without incident in 1 minute, 14.30 seconds and stood alone for a few seconds as a cowbell tinkled and a television camera focused on her from a few feet away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
Michael Jackson, we just sat upstairs in this office and I tinkled on the piano and we just made up a song there.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2017
A giant Christmas tree stood in the corner, music tinkled happily, and the adults milled around drinking.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 26, 2017
With each small wave, pebbles washed up on the beach and tinkled back down.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2015
As Biff dried his face and hands a breeze tinkled the glass pendants of the little Japanese pagoda on the table.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
Jefferson’s default prose is 18th-century elevator music, clear and tinkling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
I wish it sounded like tinkling bells and xylophones.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026
"I'd just sit there most evenings, tinkling on it," he says and that curiosity led him to train as a piano tuner.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026
Step closer and you hear the contraption appearing to breathe, a tinkling sound like wind chimes emanating from the cooling mechanism that keeps its innards colder than outer space.
From Barron's ● Dec. 10, 2025
Brigit lobbed another shoe in his direction, and he cartwheeled out of the way, the little jingles on his hat tinkling.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
