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tintinnabulate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tintinnab-u-late
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Inflected Forms

tintinnabulates (present, singular) tintinnabulating (participle, present) tintinnabulated (participle, past) tintinnabulated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

tintinnabulation tintinnabulum

Questions

What does tintinnabulate mean?
To ring, tinkle, toll, or otherwise sound like bells.
Where does tintinnabulate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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