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Tinkle
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A small, sharp, quick sound, as that made by striking metal. Cowper.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To make, or give forth, small, quick, sharp sounds, as a piece of metal does when struck; to clink. As sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 1 Cor. xiii. 1. The sprightly horse Moves to the music of his tinkling bells. Dodsley.
2. To hear, or resound with, a small, sharp sound. And his ears tinkled, and the color fled. Dryden.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To cause to clonk, or make small, sharp, quick sounds.