English Explanatory Dictionary

tintinnabulate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To ring, tinkle, toll, or otherwise sound like bells.

Word forms

tintinnabulate tintinnabulates tintinnabulating tintinnabulated

Etymology

From Latin tintinnabulatus (“furnished with a bell or bells”), from tintinnabulum ("a bell"). Akin to tinnitus.

Related words

tintinnabulation tintinnabulum
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