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
Steal forth when night holds her starry court, and the guitars around are tinkling, as more than one rich voice deplores his mistress's cruelty, in hopes she may now relent.
From A Love Story by A Bushman
For in autumn, though with tears she tells How the lands grow sad and darken, Yet in spring her drops are tinkling bells For the sleeping flowers to hearken!
From St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, July 1878, No. 9 by Mary Mapes Dodge
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
