verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To ring, tinkle, toll, or otherwise sound like bells.
2. 2
   ring or sound like a small bell wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

chimechinkclangclankclinkding

Etymology

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

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