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Meaning of TINKLING

Pronunciation:  'tingkling

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  like the short high ringing sound of a small bell; "sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal"
 
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 Synonyms: reverberant, ringing, tinkly
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Tin"kling\, n.
1. A tinkle, or succession of tinkles.
         Drowsy tinklings lull the distant folds. --Gray.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A grackle ({Quiscalus crassirostris}) native of
   Jamaica. It often associates with domestic cattle, and
   rids them of insects.
 

 

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