noun

• in singular The sound of the repeated ringing of a small bell.

  ‘With a ting-a-ling off we go...’

  More example sentences

  • ‘The bell goes with me in second place, that magical ting-a-ling that always draws a roar from the crowd and puts speed in the stride of every runner.’
  • ‘Tug a slot machine enough times, and the ting-a-ling of instant income might convince you to continue emptying your change bucket.’
  • ‘Ting-a-ling, ting-a-ling went the bell.’
  • ‘Her voice has a bell in it, a ting-a-ling sound.’

  Synonyms

  tinkle, ring, ding, ping, ting-a-ling, chime