Definition of Tintinnabulation

1. Noun. The sound of a bell ringing. "The tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"

Exact synonyms: Ring, Ringing
Generic synonyms: Sound
Specialized synonyms: Bell Ringing
Derivative terms: Ring, Ring, Ring, Ring, Ring, Tintinnabulate

Definition of Tintinnabulation

1. n. A tinkling sound, as of a bell or bells.

Definition of Tintinnabulation

1. Noun. A tinkling sound, as of a bell or of breaking glass. ¹

2. Noun. The ringing of bells. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tintinnabulation

tinternell
tinters
tinticite
tintier
tintiest
tintinaite
tinting
tintings
tintinnabula
tintinnabular
tintinnabulary
tintinnabulate
tintinnabulated
tintinnabulates
tintinnabulating
tintinnabulation
tintinnabulations
tintinnabulatory
tintinnabulous
tintinnabulum
tintle
tintless
tinto
tinto de verano
tintometer
tints
tinty
tintype
tintypes
tinware

Literary usage of Tintinnabulation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Assimilative Memory: Or, How to Attend and Never Forget by Marcus Dwight Larrowe (1896)
"1 The tintinnabulation wells. 2. The tintinnabulation that wells. 3. The tintinnabulation that musically wells. 4. The tintinnabulation that so musically ..."

2. Assimilative Memory; Or, How to Attend and Never Forget by Marcus Dwight Larrowe (1896)
"The tintinnabulation wells. 2. The tintinnabulation that wells. 3. The tintinnabulation that musically wells. 4. The tintinnabulation that so musically ..."

3. A Boy's Rehearsal by H. Elliott McBride (1879)
"Yes, go ahead, and let us hear the tintinnabulation of ... Bell—not the tintinnabulation of Mr. Bell, but the tintinnabulation of John Bell. John. ..."

4. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"1. resonance] spec, tintinnabulation (literary), tinkling, etc., curfew, peal. 2. buzz (of the cars). riparian, ..."

5. Potter's American Monthly (1880)
"At a later period of his career, he, in describing his feelings, likened it to the " tintinnabulation of the bells." The subject of Ned was dropped, ..."

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