tintinnabulation
/ˌtɪntɪnabjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n
/noun
A ringing or tinkling sound: the tiny tintinnabulation, faint as fairy bells...
- People who were further away from the Minster probably had a better chance of hearing the tintinnabulation because the sound travelled well - despite failing to reach the ears of those gathered right underneath.
- The trees around them were thin and willowy, soft breezes shook their leaves and sounded like cheery tintinnabulations ringing throughout the air.
- Inside: the mellifluous cacophony of the gaming machines, the tintinnabulations of the bells.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Latin tintinnabulum 'tinkling bell' (from tintinnare, reduplication of tinnire 'to ring, tinkle') + -ation.