to tintinnabulate
- verb
- /ˌtɪn.tɪˈnæb.jə.leɪt/
- Archaic
:
tintinear
- The silver wind chimes tintinnabulate gently in the evening breeze.
Examples
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In the distance, the icicles seemed to tintinnabulate as they struck one another.
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The bells tintinnabulate softly in the distance.
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Church bells began to tintinnabulate as the procession passed by.
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Can you hear the church bells tintinnabulating?
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The tiny bells on her dress began to tintinnabulate as she twirled around the dance floor.
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As the wind blew, the wind chimes started to tintinnabulate softly in the garden.
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The approaching horse-drawn carriage made the bells tintinnabulate merrily as it passed by.
Synonyms
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1.0
To make a clear sound like a bell that can be heard far away
22
6.1
To make a short high sound like a small bell, for example on a phone
18
2.8
To make a light ringing sound by moving small metal objects
15
3.9
To make a light clear ringing sound like a small bell
14
6.0
To put a small metal object that rings on an animal or object so you can hear it
4
4.8
To make a short, sharp high sound like metal being hit
1
6.4
To ring loudly and clearly in a series, like church bells
1
9.5
To make a short high ringing sound like a small bell
1
7.7
To make a short high ringing sound like small metal pieces hitting
1
7.5
A light ringing sound that small metal things make when they touch
To make a light ringing sound like a small bell
A repeated ringing sound that a bell makes
How Ringing
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tintinnabulate comes from Latin words tintinnāre ('to ring') and tintinnabulum ('little bell'), and it copies the repeated 'tintin' sound of small bells. So to tintinnabulate is to ring or tinkle like a small bell.