tinkly
Example Sentences
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The wide tonal variation continues with “Don’t Let Go,” a gorgeous midtempo weeper with pedal-steel guitar, tinkly piano and mournful fiddle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
“One. Two,” a judge called out softly as the bird on the right erupted into tinkly chirps.
From Washington Times • Apr. 23, 2023
The track starts out light and tinkly but keeps adding bassy layers, literally showing the depth of their contempt.
From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2023
If it’s sad, out come the tinkly pianos and violins.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2021
Her laugh is sometimes tinkly like a bell and sometimes snorty like the funniest thing ever.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
