tinkling

Example Sentences

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I wish it sounded like tinkling bells and xylophones.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 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

The tinkling of piano keys can be heard from a single-storey workshop.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025

At its most on-the-nose, “Lurker” repeatedly plays the same song: the tinkling 1960’s R&B ballad “I’m Your Puppet.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2025

There was a ford here and the stream ran tinkling over the dean stones, only a few inches deep.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White