Sounding and Tinkling

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Sounding noun - A measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line.

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Tinkling and sounding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tinkling" instead a noun "Sounding".

Nearby Words: sound, sounded, sounder

Tinkling adjective - Like the short high ringing sound of a small bell.

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Sounding and tinkling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sounding" instead a noun "Tinkling".

Nearby Words: tinkle, tinkled

Translation Convention: The fairies speak English in human voices, but in the third movie, it's revealed that humans like Lizzy can only hear them sounding like tinkling bells.

Source: Franchise / Disney Fairies
It starts with vaguely cheerful tinkling, accompanied by a distant-sounding snippet of the earlier track "Sirens of the Sea", progresses to some low-key Ambient noises, and then suddenly explodes into... some kind of discordant noise.

Source: Last Note Nightmare

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