tinkling
Light metallic ringing
Tinkling describes a light, high-pitched ringing sound, like small bells or ice cubes in a glass: the tinkling of wind chimes, tinkling laughter.
The word suggests something delicate and pleasant.
As a noun, a tinkling is the sound itself: We heard a faint tinkling from the piano.
Melodic bell sound
- carillonTuned bronze bell instrument
- glockenspielTuned metal bar percussion
- pealResonant ringing burst
- windchimesSuspended tubes struck by air
sleighbells · jingle · tolling · belfry · steeple · vespers · ding-dong · knell
Incoherent or infantile speech
- brookSmall flowing watercourse
- streamSteady continuous flow
- tricklingFlowing in thin stream
- ripplingFlowing in undulations
gurgling · fountain · waterfall · dripping · spring · rivulet · cascade · runnel
Sharp metallic ring
- champagneEffervescent celebratory wine
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
- gobletStemmed drinking vessel
stemware · flute · chandelier · glassware · ice cubes · wine glass · shatter · cocktail
Weak and indistinct
- gentleSoft and kind
- softYielding to touch
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
- subtleNot immediately obvious
wispy · ethereal · gossamer · featherlight · airy · dainty · fragile · crystalline
Piano keys, informally
- keysLock-operating instruments
- trebleHigh frequency range
- high notesElevated musical tones
- glissandoRapid pitch sweep
arpeggio · celesta · music box · melodica · harpsichord · xylophone · vibraphone · chimes
chime
Melodic bell sound
- carillonTuned bronze bell instrument
- glockenspielTuned metal bar percussion
- pealResonant ringing burst
windchimes · sleighbells · jingle · tolling · belfry · steeple · vespers · ding-dong · knell · ringing
babbling
Incoherent or infantile speech
rippling · gurgling · fountain · waterfall · dripping · spring · rivulet · cascade · runnel · creek
clink
Sharp metallic ring
- champagneEffervescent celebratory wine
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
goblet · stemware · flute · chandelier · glassware · ice cubes · wine glass · shatter · cocktail · decanter
faint
Weak and indistinct
subtle · wispy · ethereal · gossamer · featherlight · airy · dainty · fragile · crystalline · barely audible
ivories
Piano keys, informally
- keysLock-operating instruments
- trebleHigh frequency range
- high notesElevated musical tones
glissando · arpeggio · celesta · music box · melodica · harpsichord · xylophone · vibraphone · chimes · dulcimer
giggling
Laughing in short bursts
- silveryPale metallic sheen
- merryCheerful and lively
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
bubbly · effervescent · mirthful · cheerful · bright · airy · girlish · childlike · pealing · lilting
- ethereal soundschime, whisper, hum, echo, shimmer
- soft soundswhisper, murmur, hum, rustle, sigh
- ritual dancessacred dance, ritual dance, tribal dance, devil dance, rain dance
- bell soundsringing, chime, chiming, tolling, pealing
tinklingthunderous
Extremely loud, resounding
booming · roaring · crashing · thundering · deafening
tinklingbooming
Experiencing rapid growth
rumbling · thundering · deep · bass · low-pitched