I read it in a book called "Loser" once, and I didn't believe it. But then I read it in a different book, and I started to question it.
2006-12-24 04:21:08 · 12 answers · asked by lexispice93 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Yeah, JB I know he can't see me!
2006-12-24 04:27:04 · update #1
You spelled this "tinntinnabulation" wrong. It is "tintinnabulation"
and it means the ringing of bells. Yes, its a real word.
2006-12-24 05:27:28 · answer #1 · answered by Grapy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-24 12:27:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
tinntinnabulation ; the ringing or sound of bells. Yes it is a real (weird) word! I read words in book and I question them too!
2006-12-24 12:26:51 · answer #3 · answered by katlover118 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it is a real word. There is a composer named Arvo Part whose composition style after 1970 is called "tintinnabuli".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintinnabuli
2006-12-24 12:39:39 · answer #4 · answered by Alexander K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes - Check out Poe's "The Bells" poem. Fantastic poem :-)
2006-12-24 13:35:38 · answer #5 · answered by Silly me 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeh, it's a real word. Heck, I think I even used it in a story once. Man, I used to be such a show-off...
2006-12-24 12:23:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Noun
tintinnabulation
A tinkling sound, as of a bell or bells.
2006-12-24 14:13:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not according to Dictionary.com.
2006-12-24 12:33:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, it means "ringing in the ears"
2006-12-24 12:33:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-tin1.htm
2006-12-24 12:23:35 · answer #10 · answered by ipodlady231 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋