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TINKLINGS
Noun
tinklings
plural of tinkling
Source: Wiktionary
TINKLING
Tin"kling, n.
1. A tinkle, or succession of tinkles. Drowsy tinklings lull the distant folds. Gray.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A grackle (Quiscalus crassirostris) native of Jamaica. It often associates with domestic cattle, and rids them of insects.
TINKLE
Tink"er*shire, Tin"kle, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The common guillemot. [Prov. Eng.]
Tin"kle, v. i. Etym: [Freq. of tink. See Tink, Tingle.]
1. To make, or give forth, small, quick, sharp sounds, as a piece of metal does when struck; to clink. As sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 1 Cor. xiii. 1. The sprightly horse Moves to the music of his tinkling bells. Dodsley.
2. To hear, or resound with, a small, sharp sound. And his ears tinkled, and the color fled. Dryden.
Tin"kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinkled; p. pr. & vb. n. Tinkling.]
Definition: To cause to clonk, or make small, sharp, quick sounds.
Tin"kle, n.
Definition: A small, sharp, quick sound, as that made by striking metal. Cowper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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