A light clear metallic sound as of a small bell.

synonym: ting.

Roget 405: faintness etc. adj.; faint sound, whisper, breath; undertone, underbreath^†; murmur, hum, susurration; tinkle; still small voice.   " hoarseness etc. adj.; raucity^†.    ... show more

Make or emit a high sound.

synonyms: chink, clink, tink.

Roget 405: whisper, breathe, murmur, purl, hum, gurgle, ripple, babble, flow; tinkle; mutter etc. (speak imperfectly) 583; susurrate^†.    steal on the ear; melt in the air, float on the air.    ... show more

Roget 408: resound, reverberate, reecho, resonate; ring, jingle, gingle^†, chink, clink; tink^†, tinkle; chime; gurgle etc. 405; plash, goggle, echo, ring in the ear.    ... show more

Dutch: tingelen, tinkelen