tinkling
part of speech
adjective (tinkling); noun (a tinkling); the -ing form of the verb tinkle (tinkle, tinkles, tinkled, tinkling)
meaning for a pupil
1) Making light, clear, ringing sounds, like a small bell or glass. tree →
2) (noun) such a sound. tree →
3) (informal, childish) Weeing (to tinkle). tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Isaiah scolds proud women of Jerusalem for show and vanity, read as a sign of a society that has lost humility. In the primary lessons: Descriptive writing: the tinkling of bells, a tinkling stream, tinkling laughter. Science: high, light sounds made by small vibrating objects. Music: a tinkling piano. At the end of Alice in Wonderland, Alice's sister dreams that the rattling teacups change to tinkling sheep-bells.
examples
- Moreover the LORD said: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched-forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet; (Prophets ISA.3.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- We heard the tinkling of a bell. tree →
- A tinkling stream ran through the wood. tree →
- Her tinkling laugh filled the room. tree →
- The ice was tinkling in the glasses. tree →
- The teacups changed to tinkling sheep-bells. tree →
- Wind chimes were tinkling in the breeze. tree →
- The little brook went tinkling over the stones. tree →
note
Onomatopoeia: the word sounds like what it means. Verb: tinkle. «Give someone a tinkle» (old UK, informal) = phone them.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «tinkling» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.