adv
With quick beating or palpitation; pitapat.
adj
Making a tinkling sound.
v
(transitive) To fold up like a bellows; to accordion.
v
(transitive) To cause to sound like the blare of a trumpet; to proclaim loudly.
v
To make the noise of coins falling.
n
(countable) A ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck.
n
A magic trick where four small items appear to move around a mat with just the wave of the magician's bare hands.
v
(rare, intransitive) To chink or jingle.
v
To make an alarm call of this kind.
n
(historical) A dish with a movable lid, formerly carried by beggars, who clacked the lid to attract notice.
v
To make a clip-clop noise.
n
(informal) Very minor damage, a small dent or chip.
v
Alternative form of dindle [To tingle, as from cold; quiver; thrill]
n
A noise resembling that of a drum being beaten.
adv
With a drumming sound; with rhythmic insistence.
v
Obsolete form of jingle. [(intransitive) To make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.]
n
(music, attributively) A sound typified by undistorted, treble-heavy electric guitars, characteristic of 1960s pop music.
v
(intransitive) To make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.
n
A practical joke device that consists of a coiled spring inside a disc worn in the palm of the hand. When the wearer shakes hands with another person, a button on the disc releases the spring, which rapidly unwinds, creating a vibration that feels somewhat like an electric shock.
n
(informal) The sound of a horn or breaking wind.
adj
(music) Tinkling and tinny.
v
To cause a steady rhythmic vibration, usually by plucking.
v
(intransitive) To ring, to tinkle.
n
(dated) A sharp, quick sound; a tinkle.
v
(transitive, intransitive) To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.
n
A tinkle; a tinkling sound.
adj
Having a tinkling sound.
adj
Having a ringing or clinking sound.
n
The clicking sound of the hands of a clock.
n
The sound of a metallic vibration; twang.
n
The sharp, quick sound of a vibrating tight string, for example, of a bow or a musical instrument.
n
Alternative form of whizbangery [A device or effect that is startling or amazing.]
v
(MLE, slang) Alternative form of ching (“to stab”) [To chink or clink; to make a ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck.]
n
A short high-pitched humming sound, such as that made by a bullet or vibrating string.
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