ting-a-ling

[ ting-uh-ling ]

noun
  1. a repeated tinkling sound, as of a telephone bell.

Origin of ting-a-ling

1
First recorded in 1860–65; imitative rhyming compound

Words Nearby ting-a-ling

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How to use ting-a-ling in a sentence

  • So, putting ting-a-ling and the Princess into his pocket, he looked around for something to stand on.

    Ting-a-ling | Frank Richard Stockton
  • There was one youth, the handsomest of them all, named ting-a-ling, who had a beautiful little sweetheart called Ling-a-ting.

    Ting-a-ling | Frank Richard Stockton
  • It was a long drive, and it was at least three in the afternoon when ting-a-ling reached the Giant's castle.

    Ting-a-ling | Frank Richard Stockton
  • There he was, with his eyes still rolled back, and his leg ready for another kick, should ting-a-ling approach him again.

    Ting-a-ling | Frank Richard Stockton
  • But one morning, the bud having become a full-blown rose, its petals fell apart, and dropped little ting-a-ling out on the grass.

    Ting-a-ling | Frank Richard Stockton

British Dictionary definitions for ting-a-ling

ting-a-ling

/ (ˈtɪŋəˈlɪŋ) /


noun
  1. the sound of a small bell

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