tintinnabulation
[tin-ti-nab-yuh-ley-shuh n]
noun
the ringing or sound of bells.
Origin of tintinnabulation
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Historical Examples of tintinnabulation
Keeping tune, tune, tune To the tintinnabulation of the spoon.
The Book of Humorous VerseVarious
The bells were quickly inserted in their ears, and soon the whole village was in tintinnabulation.
The telephone bell was being rung continuously, and he called "Hello" several times before the tintinnabulation ceased.
The Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner FolksCharles Felton Pidgin
Midnight had some time passed when everybody was awakenedbut that graduallyby a tintinnabulation of silvery bells.
The Corner House Girls on Palm IslandGrace Brooks Hill
tintinnabulation
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