I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a bell tinkles (= a small bell rings with a gentle high sound )
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We were sleeping under the stars, camel bells tinkling in a cool breeze.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
give
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Hop on over to the end of the road and give her a tinkle .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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the tinkle of glass and china
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A constant clash and tinkle came from the kitchens across the courtyard, like the percussion section of an orchestra from hell.
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As we rounded the lake's southern edge and moved up to the eastern shore, a faint tinkle filled the air.
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Hop on over to the end of the road and give her a tinkle .
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Only the eerie tinkle of leg irons and shouted commands break the silence.
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She could not utter a sentence for giving a tinkle of value to some innocent word.
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The crashing seemed to go on for ever as tiny broken fragments bounced with a dainty tinkle across the brick floor.
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The last thing Ardamal heard as he raced down the corridor was the tinkle of metal parts hitting the floor.
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There was a bell beside the gate, and Dorothy pushed the button and heard a silvery tinkle sound within.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Bells tinkled as she opened the door.
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I rang the bell and heard it tinkle inside.
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The ring fell from her hands and went tinkling across the floor.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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From down the hall came the sound of tinkling silverware and the scrape of a chair being settled in its place.
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It tinkled, an old-world merriness.
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Tabitha's headset suddenly locked into an ambient channel and began to tinkle with tinny salsa.
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The tinkling of busted glass, the sucking of his bottle.
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The Monsignor tensed with the sound of flatware clanking and tinkling in the kitchen.
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There was a typewriter involved too and as the lift went up and down the typewriter's bell tinkled metallically.