tinkle
verb (used without object)
to give forth or make a succession of short, light, ringing sounds, as a small bell.
are tinkling
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present progressiveof tinkle.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The only sounds are tinkling harnesses and hooves hitting rich dirt.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2013
Some buses are honking already, and a few cyclists are tinkling their bells, but the city isn't all woken up yet.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
The verses commencing "The browsing camels' bells are tinkling," and the four pages that follow the line, "Yes, love indeed is light from heaven," were all added at this time.
From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 2 With His Letters and Journals by Thomas Moore
"Thy words are tinkling cymbals to me, Ser Giuseppe."
From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Israel Zangwill
Even as I write these words, they are becoming antiquated in the progress of events, and the chisels are tinkling on a new row of houses.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) by Andrew Lang
