tintinnabulate

English

Etymology

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

Verb

tintinnabulate (third-person singular simple present tintinnabulates, present participle tintinnabulating, simple past and past participle tintinnabulated)

1. To ring, tinkle, toll, or otherwise sound like bells.

Related terms

• tintinnabulation
• tintinnabulum

Translations

to tinkle

• French: tintinnabuler (fr)