tink

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intransitive verb

ˈtiŋk

-ed/-ing/-s

: to make a tinkling sound : tinkle

no roar came … and no bell tinked

—F. M. Ford

tink

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noun

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plural -s

: the sound of a light object striking against a resonant metal : plink

the crackling of the fire, the tink of sparks in the stovepipe

—Dorothy Thomas

the wind caught a tink of harness rings and a jingle of spur rowels

—Tom Lea

Word History

Etymology

Intransitive verb

Middle English tinken, of imitative origin

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