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tintinnabulation
noun[ C or U ]
formaluk /ˌtɪn.tɪˌnæb.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌtɪn.təˌnæb.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
the act of ringing bells, or a sound like a bell ringing:
I heard the faint tintinnabulation of a distant church bell.
She creates a hideous tintinnabulation by applying a variety of metal tools to the strings of a piano.
The deep tintinnabulation made the hairs at the back of my neck tingle.
Her reply was drowned by the tintinnabulation of a gong that summoned us to the dining table.
The piece consisted of the tiny tintinnabulations of a triangle that were amplified through a speaker.
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