How do you use the word "ting" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "ting" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "ting": I feel a ting of sadness coming all through my mind. I feel a ting of sadness getting all through me.

Ting Meaning

/tɪŋ/

Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

intjRepresenting a high-pitched sharp sound like a small bell being struck.

nounA high-pitched sharp sound like a small bell being struck.

Sentence Examples

I feel a ting of sadness coming all through my mind.

I feel a ting of sadness getting all through me.

CEFR Practice Quiz

When the metal spoon lightly struck the crystal glass, it began to ____ softly.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The tiny bell made a clear ____ sound whenever someone opened the front door of the small village shop today.

Word Origin & History

Onomatopoeic.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Ting, ting, ting! went the bell again. Everybody sat down; the curtain shook, rose sufficiently high to display several pair of yellow boots paddling about, and there it remained." — 1839, Charles Dickens, “The Private Theatricals”, in Sketches by Boz:

"Lonnie shook the Sacajaweas from his hand and let them land noisily on the glass coffee table—ting ting ting—oblivious or indifferent or likely hostile to Ig so near to nap." — 2015, Claire Vaye Watkins, “Book One”, in Gold Fame Citrus, New York, N.Y.: Riverhead Books, →ISBN, page 74:

"“Aah, Miss Zoe!” proclaimed Raj, as she opened the door to his shop. The bell rang as she entered. TING." — 2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], “Burt’s Burgers”, in Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN, page 135:

"Through the sound of the shivering glass I could hear the "ting" of the gold, as some of the sovereigns fell on the flagging." — 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula, New York: Doubleday & McClure, published 1899, page xxiii. 307:

"At the same moment the ting of a bell sounded sharply." — 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 4, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 36:

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