tinkling : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: tinkling	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for tinkling
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tinkling adj like the short high ringing sound of a small bell; "sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal" Synonym(s): tinkling, tinkly
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tinkle \Tin"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tinkled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tinkling}.] To cause to clonk, or make small, sharp, quick sounds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tinkling \Tin"kling\, n. 1. A tinkle, or succession of tinkles. Drowsy tinklings lull the distant folds. --Gray. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A grackle ({Quiscalus crassirostris}) native of Jamaica. It often associates with domestic cattle, and rids them of insects.