单词 | tinkle-tankle |
释义 | ˈtinkle-ˈtankle, n. (also attrib.) [Varied reduplication of tinkle.] Tinkling with alternation of sound. So ˈtinkle-ˈtankling vbl. n. and ppl. a.
a1619Fletcher Wit without M. v. i, Here is such a tinkle-tanklings that we can ne're lie quiet. 1859Sala Tw. round Clock (1861) 186 Plenty of good heavy choruses, tinkle-tankling instrumental music. 1882J. Walker Jaunt to Auld Reekie 205 Stringed guitars with tinkle-tankle tones. 1901E. G. Hayden Trav. round Vill. 125 A flute or violin whose quaint tinkle-tankle adds to the archaic character of the proceeding. |

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