Tinkly

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a tinkling sound.

    "The tinkly piano-playing soon got on my nerves."

Adjective
  1. 1
    like the short high ringing sound of a small bell wordnet

Synonyms

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tinklingtinkling

Example

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"The tinkly piano-playing soon got on my nerves."

Etymology

From tinkle + -y.

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