tinkle

Example Sentences

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But before I can talk myself into heading back into the rain, the bell tinkles again.

From Literature

"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

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

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

Shards of glass tinkle to the ground, and a flood of moonlight washes through the basement.

From Literature