TINKLING Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word tinkling. (close relations)
tinkled
Best Alternative Words for TINKLING
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| clink | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a short light metallic sound • a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) verb • make a high sound typical of glass • make or emit a high sound | ||||||||
| bell | nounn | |||||||
noun • a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck • a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905) • a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed • English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961) • the sound of a bell being struck • United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922) • (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m. • the shape of a bell • a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument • the flared opening of a tubular device verb • attach a bell to | ||||||||
| chime | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument verb • emit a sound | ||||||||
| ding | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a ringing sound • an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) verb • go `ding dong', like a bell | ||||||||
| jingle | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a metallic sound • a comic verse of irregular measure verb • make a sound typical of metallic objects | ||||||||
| peal | verbv | |||||||
noun • a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) verb • ring recurrently • sound loudly and sonorously | ||||||||
| ring | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a characteristic sound • a toroidal shape • a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling • (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop • an association of criminals • the sound of a bell ringing • a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle • jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger • a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) verb • sound loudly and sonorously • ring or echo with sound • make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification • get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone • extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle • attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify | ||||||||
| tintinnabulation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the sound of a bell ringing | ||||||||
| ting | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell verb • cause to make a ting • make a light, metallic sound; go `ting' | ||||||||
| tink | verbv | |||||||
verb • make or emit a high sound | ||||||||
