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
His snorting laugh and the tinkle of a bell carried down through her open window.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
There’s only so many ways to make guitar tinkles.
From The Verge ● Sep. 15, 2021
Your eyes dart from package to package as the theme song from “The Little Mermaid” tinkles in the background.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2021
The music drones and burbles, tinkles and undulates, taking its time and lingering over instrumental stretches as if people are still willing to experience a whole album from start to finish.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2018
We are in London, a long way from Charlottesville, and a piano tinkles nearby.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 17, 2017
A daylong picnic in the flower garden that tinkles with wind chimes.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
“He loved it. Coach Wooden would be tinkled pink. He loved Ann Meyers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
Wind chimes gently tinkled through the Grand Palais, which was transformed into a snowy mountain retreat with wooden cabins, white smoke spiraling from chimneys, elegant pine trees and mounds of faux snow.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 5, 2019
A giant Christmas tree stood in the corner, music tinkled happily, and the adults milled around drinking.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 26, 2017
Cymbals clashed and triangles tinkled as translations of the chanted prayers flowed across two screens in both Arabic and Coptic.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2015
Each time, as teacup rattled against saucer, as spoon tinkled against edge of cup, I asked questions.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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
Or send needles of ice tinkling blue through my brain when he looks in my eyes?
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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