tinkly

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adjective

Having a tinkling sound.

“The tinkly piano-playing soon got on my nerves.”

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Meanings

adjectivetinkly (comparative tinklier, superlative tinkliest)

comparative tinklier · superlative tinkliest

  1. Having a tinkling sound.

    The tinkly piano-playing soon got on my nerves.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivelike the short high ringing sound of a small bell

Similar
tinklingreverberant
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tinkling

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From tinkle + -y.

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Cite this entry
APA

tinkly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tinkly

MLA

“tinkly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tinkly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tinkly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tinkly.

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