TINTINNABULATION Synonyms: 17 Similar Words

tintinnabulation

noun

ˌtin-tə-ˌna-byə-ˈlā-shən

Definition of tintinnabulation

as in rattle

a series of short high ringing sounds the merry tintinnabulation of church bells

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Recent Examples of tintinnabulation Cloudy chords, meditative tintinnabulation, the whoosh of wind and rain, blocks of iridescent brass — all these discrete sonorities trundled by, like a train of boxcars with panoramas painted on their sides. — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025 Shivaree, chthonian, erumpent, tintinnabulation, exonumia, requiescat, deipnosophist, omphaloskepsis, horripilation, deliquesce, apopemptic. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2021 Two dozen billiard balls roll on tracks, striking a series of devices that set off a tintinnabulation of bells, chimes and metallic clinks. — Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2021 The delicate tintinnabulation of Adasiewicz’s vibes dovetailed with Reed’s telegraphic drum work, Reid’s amber cellos lines, Johnson’s silvery trumpet phrases and Heinemann’s warmly resonant bass. — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 27 Sep. 2020

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Noun

The noise and defense rattle Boley into four sacks and his first interception as a Sun Devil.

— Manny Navarro, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Servants called flappers are required to shake rattles in their ears to keep them from falling or bumping into things.

— Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of rattle

Noun

That’s a much sweeter sound to All than the clatter of a vehicle knocking him to the ground on the streets of Greece this summer.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
All night long there was the ringing clatter of picks and shovels; the Germans were digging trenches in the frozen ground.

— Vasily Grossman, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

Definition of clatter

Noun

Periodically a mandolin tinkles, or maybe a fiddle swoops in as if from a low-hanging cloud.

— Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Feb. 2026
Roberts doesn’t offer much empathy for the poor, diseased critter other than a pause when Ben momentarily ponders his reflection in a pool as Adrian Johnston’s eerie synth-piano score tinkles.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026

Definition of tinkle

Noun

The study does not mean every company should start adding retro images to its ads or reviving those old singsong radio jingles.

— Bernard May, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Initially, the group aired jingles on the radio and distributed flyers around Ife, stressing the importance of early detection.

— Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

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