Possible Clues:

• Mimicking a short, sharp ringing sound
• The way to have a high note for copy?
• It starts to have a point, but nothing originally
• Not the original form of a high note
• Impressionist's forte
• Copying silver-coated fastener
• Making like
• “Twin-sister of Religion, Selfishness! / Rival in crime and falsehood, ____ all / The wanton horrors of her bloody play” (Shelley)
• Copying a metallic sound
• Mocking, maybe