tinkle
verb (used without object)
to give forth or make a succession of short, light, ringing sounds, as a small bell.
have tinkled
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present perfectof tinkle.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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For when love's feet have tinkled On the pathway women go, Though one be old and wrinkled, She's not forgetful—no!
From Songs and Other Verse by Eugene Field
Fortunately Ben had provided himself with a few stivers, or the musical bag must have tinkled before him in vain.
From Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge
The story of my hopes would have tinkled in his ears like the blarings of a child's trumpet.
From Montlivet by Alice Prescott Smith
The cat's tail certainly brushed against the Candy Rabbit, but the sweet chap may have tinkled against the glass globe himself.
From The Story of a Candy Rabbit by Harry L. Smith
