TINKLING


Meaning of TINKLING in English

noun

( -s )

Etymology: from gerund of tinkle (I)

1. : a tinkle or succession of tinkles

drowsy tinklings lull the distant folds — Thomas Gray

2.

[so called from its note]

: a grackle ( Quiscolus niger crassirostris ) that is native to Jamaica, often associates with domestic cattle, and rids them of insects

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