Also means
to ring
Usage Note
Tinter describes the light, clear sound of a small bell or glass. It is intransitive — the subject is the object making the sound. The related noun tintement captures the sound itself. Tinter also appears in the expression les oreilles me tintent ('my ears are ringing').
Examples
"La cloche tinte doucement dans le vent."
Natural Translation
The bell tinkles softly in the wind.
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