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单词 tinkly
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tinklyadj.

Brit. /ˈtɪŋkli/, /ˈtɪŋkl̩i/, U.S. /ˈtɪŋk(ə)li/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: tinkle v.1, tinkle n., -y suffix1.
Etymology: < either tinkle v.1 or tinkle n. + -y suffix1. Compare earlier tinkling adj.1
Characterized by tinkling.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > resonance or sonority > ringing sound > [adjective] > tinkling
tinglingc1450
tinklingc1450
tinkle-tankling1643
tintinnabulant1812
tinkly1860
plinkety1924
1860 Welcome Guest 1 515/2 He say, ‘Massa, no heary da cook?’ that 'spose you like you mek da tinkly-ting call him.
1892 R. Kipling Barrack-room Ballads 52 The tinkly temple-bells.
1894 Outing 24 71/2 An ex-captain sits at the tinkly piano.
2005 A. St. John Clapton's Guitar vi. 59 He sweats over each arrangement, deconstructing each tune, learning it in perhaps ten different positions on the guitar neck—from the lowest bass notes to the most tinkly trebles.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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