tintinnabulation

tin·tin·nab·u·la·tion

T0228200 (tĭn′tĭ-năb′yə-lā′shən)n. The ringing or sounding of bells.

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[From tintinnabulum.]

tintinnabulation

(ˌtɪntɪˌnæbjʊˈleɪʃən) n (Music, other) the act or an instance of the ringing or pealing of bells ˌtintinˈnabular, ˌtintinˈnabulary, ˌtintinˈnabulous, ˌtintinˈnabulant adj

tin•tin•nab•u•la•tion

(ˌtɪn tɪˌnæb yəˈleɪ ʃən)

n. the ringing or sound of bells. [1833, Amer.; < Latin tintinnābulum bell (<tintinnare to ring + -bulum instrumental suffix)]

tintinnabulation

1. the sound made by ringing bells.
2. a tinkling, bell-like sound. — tintinnabular, adj.See also: Bells

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tintinnabulation - the sound of a bell ringing; "the distinctive ring of the church bell"; "the ringing of the telephone"; "the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poeringing, ringsound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"bell ringing - the sound of someone playing a set of bells

Translations

tintinnio