tintinnabulation

tin·tin·nab·u·la·tion  (tnt-nby-lshn)

n.

The ringing or sounding of bells.

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[From tintinnabulum.]

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tintinnabulation

Noun

the ringing or pealing of bells [Latin tintinnare to tinkle]

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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. Poe ringing, ring sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" bell ringing - the sound of someone playing a set of bells