TINTINNABULATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tintinnabulation mean? 

• TINTINNABULATION (noun)
  The noun TINTINNABULATION has 1 sense:

1. the sound of a bell ringing

  Familiarity information: TINTINNABULATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TINTINNABULATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The sound of a bell ringing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

ring; ringing; tintinnabulation

Context example:

the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells

Hypernyms ("tintinnabulation" is a kind of...):

sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tintinnabulation"):

bell ringing (the sound of someone playing a set of bells)

Derivation:

tintinnabulate (ring or sound like a small bell)