tinkle
verb (used without object)
to give forth or make a succession of short, light, ringing sounds, as a small bell.
was tinkling
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past progressiveof tinkle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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This trouble was the result of M. Picot's threat; but little Rebecca's voice was tinkling on like a bell in a dome.
From Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
School closed at four, but the clock on the library mantel was tinkling five when he opened the door and closed it very softly.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908 by Various
We went down the broad gravel walk, with the pretty garden at the side of us, where a fountain was tinkling and splashing busily in the quiet night.
From The Doctor's Dilemma by Hesba Stretton
Near at hand a tiny rivulet was tinkling, from which the kettle was filled.
From Sweetapple Cove by George Van Schaick
A lute was tinkling in his hand, And through his light and flowing hair Was twined with grace a golden band.
From The Poems of Schiller — Third period by Friedrich Schiller
