单词 | tinkle-tankle |
释义 | tinkle-tanklen. A sharp light ringing sound, esp. one forming part of a succession of such sounds. Also: a resonating sound of another kind, esp. that of a stringed musical instrument. Also (and in earliest use) as a modifier. Cf. tinkle n. 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > resonance or sonority > ringing sound > [noun] > tinkle or ting twinkling13.. tinglinga1398 tinklinga1398 ting1611 tinkle-tanklinga1625 tinkle-tankle1642 tinniment1656 tinkle1722 tingle1754 sprinkle1843 ting-a-ling?1850 tankling1864 plinkety1891 ting-a-ring1931 1642 I. H. Strange Wonder 4 How they listen for that Tinckle tanckle bell that rovses them in a morning to a stirring excecise. 1863 Mt. Alexander Mail (Castlemaine, Austral.) 17 Sept. Sunday morning, with its other blessings, brought the tinkle tankle of the Sabbath bell. 1882 J. Walker Descr. Jaunt to Auld Reekie 205 Stringed guitars with tinkle-tankle tones. 1901 E. G. Hayden Trav. round Village 125 A flute or violin whose quaint tinkle-tankle adds to the archaic character of the proceeding. 1993 Guardian 23 Oct. (Weekend Suppl.) 13/3 The tinkle-tankle of the tea trolley coming down the ward. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1642 |
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