tintinnabulate

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Verb tintinnabulate has 1 sense

tintinnabulate - ring or sound like a small bell
--₁ is one way to ring, peal

Derived form: noun tintinnabulation₁
Sample sentence:
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Tintinnabulate

Part of speech: verb

Pronunciation: tin-ti-nab-yuh-leyt

Definition 1: to produce a ringing or tinkling sound like that of bells

Example sentence 1: The wind chimes outside my window tintinnabulate softly in the breeze.

Definition 2: to ring a bell or a set of bells

Example sentence 2: The church bells tintinnabulated to announce the beginning of the wedding ceremony.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a tinkling or ringing sound of bells

Example sentence: The sound of tintinnabulation filled the air as the parade of horse-drawn carriages approached.