tintinnabulation

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Ours, is the tintinnabulation, the tingog of voices raised in outrage or disdain.

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  1. noun The ringing or sounding of bells.

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  • Ours, is the tintinnabulation, the tingog of voices raised in outrage or disdain. —  Philippine Commentary
  • Pärt's setting of this ninth-century Gregorian antiphon text combines tintinnabulation and medieval music in one of his most gorgeous choral works yet - and that's saying something. —  Dusty Wright's Culture Catch - Smart, Pop Culture Podcasts & Written Reviews - Arts & Entertainment
  • While the stars that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort of Runic rhyme, To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells - From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells. —  Word of the Day
  • As lips whisper the sacred vows and the tintinnabulation fill the ambience around, all eyes gazes on the fingers of the bride and groom as they exchange the engagement rings and get bonded forever. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • John Brownlee, October 9, 2008 1: 52 PM Today at Boing Boing Gadgets, the morning started with the shrill tintinnabulation of a green tea telephone, which we profusely stabbed with a handy philips head. —  Boing Boing
 

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/tɪntɪnæbjuˈleɪʃən/
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