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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A dealer in fancy articles was offering his laces, a seller of cooling drinks, his portable cistern on his back, was tinkling his bell; little girls were showing off their airs and graces.
From The Gods are Athirst by Emilie Jackson
Near at hand a tiny rivulet was tinkling, from which the kettle was filled.
From Sweetapple Cove by George Van Schaick
Papa had gone to attend a vestry meeting; the little bell of the church was tinkling out, giving notice of the meeting to the parish.
From The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) A Novel by Mrs. Henry Wood
In the drawing-room Lucy was tinkling at a Mozart Sonata.
From A Room with a View by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster
And he who did this thing, the unspeakable oxeye with his black and yellow breast—"catanic black and amber"—even while I made my lamentation was tinkling his merry song overhead in the windy elms.
From Afoot in England by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson
