ting-a-ling

[ting-uh-ling]

ting-a-ling

[ting-uh-ling]
noun
a repeated tinkling sound, as of a telephone bell.

Origin:
1860–65; imitative rhyming compound
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Ting-a-ling is always a great word to know.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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ting-a-ling (ˈtɪŋəˈlɪŋ)
 
n
the sound of a small bell

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