tintinnabulous

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  1. Given to or characterized by the ringing of a bell, or the making of bell-like sounds. I, and many others who suffered much from his [the college porter's] tintinnabulous propensities, … have forgiven him. De Quincey, Opium Eater, p. 84.

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  • The Edge's tintinnabulous guitar and the electronica sprinkled "Not Fade Away" primacy of bassist —  JamBase
  • Much of Loquat's set was a pleasant, morphing haze, where tintinnabulous piano moved over stuttering rhythms until widescreen guitars and heartthrob bass expanded the cloud cover, the keys falling like rain on the lush landscape conjured by the others. —  JamBase
  • We hopped right in ... rang our chimes ... tintinnabulous. —  Latest amIright Song Parodies
  • (bronze, inlaid with copper) I wrote, in retaliation so many Greek epigrams whilst I was dressing, is dead, and has ceased to disturb anybody; and I, and many others who suffered much from his tintinnabulous propensities, have now agreed to overlook his errors, and have forgiven him. —  Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
 

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