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tinnient

American  
[tin-ee-uhnt] / ˈtɪn i ənt /

adjective

  1. having a ringing or clinking sound.


Etymology

Origin of tinnient

First recorded in 1660–70; from Latin tinnient- (stem of tinniēns ), present participle of tinnīre “to ring”; probably imitative of the sound

Example Sentences

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And the shrieking safety-valves, the clanging bells, the tinnient gong of the breakfast-room, the rumbling trucks, and the under-roar of matter in motion, were the pieces in the orchestra.

From Project Gutenberg

A low, tremulous shudder was beginning to lift itself, like the distant growling of thunder, upon the tinnient air of the high summit.

From Project Gutenberg