The meaning of Tinkling

verb

Talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.

Usage examples:

They babbled on about their holiday

noun

(of a flowing water) make a continuous murmuring sound.

Usage examples:

The shallow river babbled over smooth rocks

combining form

Forming nouns denoting confusing or pretentious jargon, especially that characteristic of a particular field or group.

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Psychobabble

verb

Make a continuous murmuring noise.

Usage examples:

A stream burbled through the woods

noun

Continuous murmuring noise.

Usage examples:

The steady burble of running water

verb

To make a low, continuous bubbling sound, like water moving over stones

Usage examples:

She was burbling (on) about what she'd do if she won the lottery.

noun

A melodious ringing sound, as produced by striking a bell.

Usage examples:

The chimes of big ben

verb

(of a bell or clock) make melodious ringing sounds, typically to indicate the time.

Usage examples:

The grandfather clock in the next room chimed

noun

The projecting rim at the end of a cask.

Usage examples:

There is disclosed a cask and chime assembly wherein the cask has end surface side wall portions of…

noun

A narrow opening, typically one that admits light.

Usage examples:

A chink in the curtains

verb

Make or cause to make a light, high-pitched ringing sound, as of glasses or coins striking together.

Usage examples:

The chain joining the handcuffs chinked

noun

A high-pitched ringing sound.

Usage examples:

The chink of glasses

noun

A sharp ringing sound, such as that made by striking metal or glass.

Usage examples:

The clink of ice in tall glasses

verb

Make or cause to make a clink.

Usage examples:

His ring clinked against the crystal

noun

Prison.

Usage examples:

Some bloke he'd met in clink

verb

Make a ringing sound.

Usage examples:

Cash registers were dinging softly

exclamation

Used to imitate a metallic ringing sound resembling a bell.

Usage examples:

The wicked witch - ding, dong - isn't dead anymore.

noun

A mark or dent on the bodywork of a car or other vehicle.

Usage examples:

You stop the dents and the dings in your own garage, but what about in the parking lot?

verb

Make or cause to make a ringing metallic sound, typically a discordant one.

Usage examples:

A bell jangled loudly

noun

A ringing metallic sound.

Usage examples:

The shrill jangle of the door bell

verb

To make a noise like metal hitting metal

Usage examples:

[ i ] the phone jangled insistently.

noun

A light ringing sound such as that made by metal objects being shaken together.

Usage examples:

The jingle of a bridle

verb

Make or cause to make a light metallic ringing sound.

Usage examples:

Her bracelets were jingling

verb

A metallic sound

noun

A loud ringing of a bell or bells.

Usage examples:

The bell rang again, a long, loud peal

verb

(of a bell or bells) ring loudly or in a peal.

Usage examples:

All the bells of the city began to peal

verb

To sound loudly

Usage examples:

The bells pealed from the town hall tower., a peal of thunder woke him up.

noun

A short, high-pitched ringing sound.

Usage examples:

The ping of the oven timer

verb

Make or cause to make a short, high-pitched ringing sound.

Usage examples:

The doorbell pinged

noun

A splashing sound.

Usage examples:

The plash of the fountain

verb

Make a splashing sound.

Usage examples:

The oars plashed in the silence

verb

Bend down and interweave (branches and twigs) to form a hedge.

Usage examples:

When hawthorn, blackthorn or firethorn were plashed in a hedge, they formed a difficult defensive h…

adjective

Denoting or relating to a knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from right to left.

verb

Knit with a purl stitch.

Usage examples:

Knit one, purl one

noun

A cord of twisted gold or silver wire used for bordering or edging something.

Usage examples:

The spangle kept in place by a stitch through a short piece of purl.

noun

A small circular band, typically of precious metal and often set with one or more gemstones, worn on a finger as an ornament or a token of marriage, engagement, or authority.

Usage examples:

A diamond ring

verb

Surround (someone or something), especially for protection or containment.

Usage examples:

The courthouse was ringed with police

noun

An act of ringing a bell, or the resonant sound caused by this.

Usage examples:

There was a ring at the door

noun

A sound made by something striking or falling into liquid.

Usage examples:

We hit the water with a mighty splash

verb

Cause (liquid) to strike or fall on something in irregular drops.

Usage examples:

She splashed cold water on to her face

verb

To scatter liquid or to cause liquid to scatter through the air or onto something

Usage examples:

[ t ] she splashed her face with cold water., [ i ] kids love to splash around in mud puddles., a s…

verb

Make a light, clear ringing sound; tinkle.

Usage examples:

The city's clocks tintinnabulate politely