Dictionary Word of the Day: tintinnabulation
Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 06:24AM tintinnabulation \tin-tih-nab-yuh-LAY-shuhn\, noun:
A tinkling sound, as of a bell or bells.
A new word!! A new word!! And what a great word!!
I love tinkling sounds. Don't you? Wind chimes, the sound of keystrokes on a keyboard, that particular 'tinkling' sound when a little bottom is sitting on the potty chair, keys in the door when hubby comes home, the jingle of the bell on the front door when Ivy wants to go out. But my favorite tintinnabulation of all is the tinkling of dog tags as my girls tintinnaMbulate through the house. Each has her own music. Do you remember this nursery rhyme?
Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross
To see a fine lady upon a white horse
Rings on her fingers and bell on her toes
And she shall have music wherever she goes
Reader Comments (3)
Ah! You've reminded me of the first time I ever encountered that word. It was probably 8th grade English class. The poem: "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe.
The Bells by Edgar Allan Poe
For my son's homework this week, we had to look up some definitions at dictionary.com. This word was the featured word on the day we were on their website! We had a lot of fun trying to fit it into a sentence. :)
Angie in OH