tinkle
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A heavy quiet hangs over Theofilou's farm in the absence of the bleats from the sheep and the tinkle of their bells.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
This is not a concert in which the lead singer will occasionally tinkle the ivories for effect.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2025
But the darned toy has been blaring “Swan Lake” since “Ballerina” started and, to our annoyance, it’ll tinkle a few more times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025
The soundtrack bounced around the room, a composition featuring sounds of moving fabric, and, at one point, the tinkle of a triangle instrument – just as clothing with triangle cutouts was shown.
From Reuters ● Sep. 30, 2023
He laughed again at the look on my face but then we heard footsteps and the tinkle of ice in an advancing cocktail—Francis.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Roberts doesn’t offer much empathy for the poor, diseased critter other than a pause when Ben momentarily ponders his reflection in a pool as Adrian Johnston’s eerie synth-piano score tinkles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
There’s only so many ways to make guitar tinkles.
From The Verge ● Sep. 15, 2021
Natalie realises she needs to open her heart and in come those tell-tale piano tinkles.
From The Guardian ● May 28, 2019
There’s a funny wink to hyper-Romantic excess when a glockenspiel tinkles above the fray at the end of the finale.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2019
Whether it will pick up the saved or cast out the lost is unclear yet to Pupo, who picks up his empty glass and, for comfort, tinkles the ice.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
“He loved it. Coach Wooden would be tinkled pink. He loved Ann Meyers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
And, music to my little ears, ice cubes tinkled cocktail glasses to the tune of Perry Como singing “Silent Night.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2021
Local folk music tinkled from the public address system.
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2019
A giant Christmas tree stood in the corner, music tinkled happily, and the adults milled around drinking.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 26, 2017
“Seeing as your boy is so young, and El Jefe has been pardoning most minors . . .” He swilled his drink around so the ice tinkled against the glass.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
Jefferson’s default prose is 18th-century elevator music, clear and tinkling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
I wish it sounded like tinkling bells and xylophones.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026
Step closer and you hear the contraption appearing to breathe, a tinkling sound like wind chimes emanating from the cooling mechanism that keeps its innards colder than outer space.
From Barron's ● Dec. 10, 2025
On a chilly Wednesday morning last month, Dillon Beach was virtually silent — save for the plop-plop of sandals worn by a lone wetsuit-clad surfer walking home, and the tinkling of raindrops on Maggi’s windows.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2024
An ice cream van drove into the street, and with it a tinkling melody.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
