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Word entry · 6 letters

tinkle

Best crossword clue

"Light ring"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈtɪŋkəl/Part of speech verb, nounSorted eiklntStarts with TEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. To make a light, clear ringing sound.

Word origin

From Middle English tinclen, equivalent to tink + -le (frequentative suffix). Cognate with West Frisian tinkelje (“to tinkle”), Dutch tinkelen (“to tinkle”), German Low German tinkeln (“to flicker, glitter, sparkle”).

Used in a sentence

  • The glasses tinkled together as they were placed on the table.
  • The sprightly horse / Moves to the music of his tinkling bells.
  • With a sound like tinkling bells, far off in a land of shepherds hidden by some hill, the waters of many fountains turned again home.

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