The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tinkle \Tin"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinkled; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Tinkling.]
   To cause to clonk, or make small, sharp, quick sounds.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tinkling \Tin"kling\, n.
   1. A tinkle, or succession of tinkles.
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            Drowsy tinklings lull the distant folds. --Gray.
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   2. (Zool.) A grackle (Quiscalus crassirostris) native of
      Jamaica. It often associates with domestic cattle, and
      rids them of insects.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tinkling
    adj 1: like the short high ringing sound of a small bell;
           "sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal" [syn: tinkling,
           tinkly]