tinkling Copy link Outline 1. tinnītus, ūs2. crĕpĭtus, ūs • tinkling: 1. tinnītus, ūs: make a t., tinnitus cie, Virg. G. 4, 64. 2. crĕpĭtus, ūs: a t. (clinking) from the motion of the bit, c. e motu frenorum, Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 12.