tinny sound

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• tinny — [[t]tɪ̱ni[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe a sound as tinny, you mean that it has an irritating, high pitched quality. He could hear the tinny sound of a radio playing a pop song. ...a small tinny voice. 2) ADJ GRADED If you use tinny to… …   English dictionary

• tinny — UK [ˈtɪnɪ] / US adjective Word forms tinny : adjective tinny comparative tinnier superlative tinniest 1) a tinny sound is high and unpleasant a cheap radio playing tinny music 2) tinny objects are made from thin metal of bad quality a tinny… …   English dictionary

• tinny — tin|ny [ tıni ] adjective 1. ) a tinny sound is high and unpleasant: a cheap radio playing tinny music 2. ) tinny objects are made from thin metal of bad quality: a tinny little car …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• tinny — tin|ny [ˈtıni] adj a tinny sound is high, weak, and unpleasant, and sounds like it is coming out of something made of metal ▪ tinny music …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• tinny — adjective 1 a tinny sound is unpleasant to listen to, like small pieces of metal hitting each other 2 a tinny metal object is badly or cheaply made …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• tinny — [tin′ē] adj. tinnier, tinniest 1. of, containing, or yielding tin 2. like tin in appearance or strength; bright but cheap; not well made [tinny jewelry] 3. of or like the sound made in striking a tin object; specif., having a high pitched sound… …   English World dictionary

• tinny — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having a thin, metallic sound. 2) made of thin or poor quality metal. 3) having an unpleasantly metallic taste. 4) Austral./NZ informal lucky. [ORIGIN: from tin in the sense «luck», literally «money, cash».] ► NOUN (pl. tinnies) A …   English terms dictionary

• tinny — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. flimsy, poor; metallic. See inferiority, sound …   English dictionary for students

• tinny — adjective (tinnier, tinniest) 1》 having a thin, metallic sound. 2》 made of thin or poor quality metal. 3》 having an unpleasantly metallic taste. 4》 Austral./NZ informal lucky. noun (also tinnie) (plural tinnies) Austral./NZ informal a can of beer …   English new terms dictionary

• tinny — adj. & n. adj. (tinnier, tinniest) 1 of or like tin. 2 (of a metal object) flimsy, insubstantial. 3 a sounding like struck tin. b (of reproduced sound) thin and metallic, lacking low frequencies. 4 Austral. sl. lucky. n. (also tinnie) (pl. ies)… …   Useful english dictionary

• Prepared piano — A prepared piano is a piano which has had its sound altered by placing objects (preparations) between or on the strings or on the hammers or dampers.The idea of altering an instrument s timbre through the use of external objects has been applied… …   Wikipedia