tinkle
verb (used without object)
to give forth or make a succession of short, light, ringing sounds, as a small bell.
has tinkled
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present perfectof tinkle (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The telephone rang in my office to-day, as it often has tinkled before.
From Just Folks by Edgar A. (Edgar Albert) Guest
It is the "Bell song," which has tinkled so often in our concert-rooms.
From A Second Book of Operas by Henry Edward Krehbiel
I never asked a favor from the Press in my life—but its little bell has tinkled for me all the same, and a few of the muttons follow, but not all.
From Thelma by Marie Corelli
