Word:
Tintinnabulation
Status:
Noun
Meaning:
A ringing of bells. A jingling or tinkling sound as if bells.
Examples:
1) The merry tintinnabulation of church bells
2) The tiny tintinnabulation, faint as fairy bells
Sentences:
1) As the midnight of Christmas drew in, the city was filled up with the faint tintinnabulation of church bells.
2) "I heard the tintinnabulation of bells. It must be the fairy queen!" cried the pixie.
Origin:
From Latin tintinnare which means to ring, jingle.
First use:
1831
Synonyms:
chime, jingle, tinkle.
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