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
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
The soundtrack bounced around the room, a composition featuring sounds of moving fabric, and, at one point, the tinkle of a triangle instrument – just as clothing with triangle cutouts was shown.
From Reuters ● Sep. 30, 2023
At moments of wonder, it is easy to avoid small thinking, to entertain thoughts that span the universe, that capture both thunder and tinkle, thick and thin, the near and the far.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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
It’s the only wood boat there, and the gleaming mahogany stands out among the uniformly fiberglass fleet while 1930s jazz tinkles out of the cabin.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2021
There’s only so many ways to make guitar tinkles.
From The Verge ● Sep. 15, 2021
“Though the sun’s eclipse seems final/surely he will rise again,” Ferry sings of his Jesus-figure, while an Elizabethan harpsichord tinkles below.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 20, 2017
"And high above the putrid corpse a crystal chandelier is tinkling. It tinkles and twinkles, but not one breath of air stirs in that gloomy tomb of a room."
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
“He loved it. Coach Wooden would be tinkled pink. He loved Ann Meyers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
And, music to my little ears, ice cubes tinkled cocktail glasses to the tune of Perry Como singing “Silent Night.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2021
Following the meeting, Christmas music tinkled and several housemates prepared dinner while she stared out the window.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2018
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
The altar bell tinkled and we knelt; we bowed our heads and with our right fist softly beat our hearts, saying we believed in the mystery taking place before our eyes.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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
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
On a chilly Wednesday morning last month, Dillon Beach was virtually silent — save for the plop-plop of sandals worn by a lone wetsuit-clad surfer walking home, and the tinkling of raindrops on Maggi’s windows.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2024
There was the familiar sound of a mug clinking against the water jar, then a tinkling crash of broken pottery.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
