helähtää — meaning in English

English meaning

• clang verb To make (or produce) a loud, ringing metallic sound.
• ting noun A short, high-pitched ringing sound, like a small bell.

Senses

helähtää is used for these senses in English:

• clang (intransitive) To give out a clang; to resound.
• ting To make a high-pitched sharp sound like a small bell being struck.

clang — full definition

1. verb To make (or produce) a loud, ringing metallic sound.
2. intj Used to represent a loud metallic ringing sound.

ting — full definition

1. noun A short, high-pitched ringing sound, like a small bell.
2. verb To make such a ringing sound.

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