transcription, транскрипция: [ tɪŋk(ə)l ]
( tinkles, tinkling, tinkled)
1.
If something tinkles , it makes a clear, high-pitched, ringing noise, especially as small parts of it strike a surface.
A fresh cascade of splintered glass tinkled to the floor...
We strolled past tinkling fountains and perfumed gardens.
VERB : V prep / adv , V-ing , also V
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Tinkle is also a noun.
...a tinkle of broken glass.
N-COUNT : usu sing
2.
If a bell tinkles or if you tinkle it, it makes a quiet ringing noise as you shake it.
An old-fashioned bell tinkled as he pushed open the door...
Miss Peel tinkled her desk bell and they all sat down again.
VERB : V , V n
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Tinkle is also a noun.
...the tinkle of goat bells.
N-COUNT : usu sing