adj
Meaning 1
Having a tinkling sound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The tinkly piano-playing soon got on my nerves.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tinkly
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Sound
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
like the short high ringing sound of a small bell
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tinkling
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From tinkle + -y.