Definition of "tinging" [tinging]

• Present participle of tinge. (verb)
• Present participle of ting. (verb)

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• "More than once that night I awoke to hear his "tinging" serenade upon the consecrated air of the piney woods."
• "'tinging' sound of a bell, and a whisper to my ear saying, "He will be your husband," - all of these happening in a split second."
• "          On the bridal dais, a guest taps a spoon against a glass; the other guests pick up the signal, and tap their glasses until the tinging reaches a crescendo and is extinguished by a kiss from the newly minted Mr. and Mrs.  A breeze faints against the back of my legs, and tipples the hem of my dress."