The tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells--E. A. Poe. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
It's that tripping, multi-syllabic word that sounds like a bell clanging: "tintinnabulation" that I love so much. From Wordnik.com. [Edgar Allan Poe: On his birthday, a celebration of his words] Reference
I also love Edgar Allen Poe's "tintinnabulation" from his poem, The Bells (excerpt below). From Wordnik.com. [GottaBook] Reference
"To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells.". From Wordnik.com. [Assimilative Memory or, How to Attend and Never Forget] Reference
The tintinnabulation became deafening-and disconcerting. From Wordnik.com. [The Source of Magic]
Thumbprint to his sound was also tintinnabulation of the bells. From Wordnik.com. [Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume Ninety-One] Reference
Over the garden wall came the tintinnabulation of breaking glass. From Wordnik.com. [The Veiled Dragon]
Ringing of bells: tintinabulation, tintinabullation, tintinnabulation. From Wordnik.com. [May 2005] Reference
She laughed at that, a music like the tintinnabulation of tiny bells. From Wordnik.com. [The Urth of the New Sun]
As to my tintinnabulation I have had it for as long as I can remember. From Wordnik.com. [Reference
She lunged for her bag and retrieved the source of the tintinnabulation. From Wordnik.com. [One Flight Up] Reference
The chimes began again, all but driving him mad with their awful tintinnabulation. From Wordnik.com. [The Dark Tower]
Soon the tintinnabulation was drowned out by the thunder of clawed feet on dry earth. From Wordnik.com. [Mercadian Masques]
And they're not all easy to describe, tintinnabulation is one oft he few that came easily. From Wordnik.com. [Broiled Trout with Lemon Cream Sauce] Reference
The bells were quickly inserted in their ears, and soon the whole village was in tintinnabulation. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873] Reference
He calls his approach to composition tintinnabulation – and it sounds very much like bells ringing. From Wordnik.com. [Column: Passion] Reference
This doesn't mean the concept behind the word, but a word that just sounds beautiful to your ears, like tintinnabulation. From Wordnik.com. [Question of the Day] Reference
And I can still hear the tintinnabulation of the metal beaters against the metal bowl as he mixed the eggs, whiskey, and sugar. From Wordnik.com. [Blue Cheese Dressing] Reference
There's a faint gurgling as olive oil streams from the bottle and an even fainter tintinnabulation of oil striking the baking sheet. From Wordnik.com. [Soup & Sandwich] Reference
Such jocular phrases as campanologist's tintinnabulation. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol X No 3] Reference
…the bells, the bells, the bells the tintinnabulation of the bells …. From Wordnik.com. [make da voicez - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
Ours, is the tintinnabulation, the tingog of voices raised in outrage or disdain. From Wordnik.com. [Philippine Commentary] Reference
From the bottom of the twelve-story well a faint, shrill tintinnabulation echoed up to him. From Wordnik.com. [The Day of Days An Extravaganza] Reference
tintinnabulation , which has defined his music from the mid-1970s to this day. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
I have a major problem with tintinnabulation. From Wordnik.com. [Reference
"What in tintinnabulation are you?" she demanded. From Wordnik.com. [Roc and a Hard Place]
To the tintinnabulation of the spoon. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Humorous Verse] Reference
To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells. From Wordnik.com. [ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds] Reference
The rapturous tintinnabulation!. From Wordnik.com. [It only looks innocent. « A Bird’s Nest] Reference
The tintinnabulation that. From Wordnik.com. [Assimilative Memory or, How to Attend and Never Forget] Reference
The tintinnabulation wells. From Wordnik.com. [Assimilative Memory or, How to Attend and Never Forget] Reference
Runcible palimpsest susurrus tintinnabulation. From Wordnik.com. [Jas9 Taipei.] Reference
"tintinnabulation". From Wordnik.com. [Elson Grammar School Literature v4] Reference
"tintinnabulation of the bells.". From Wordnik.com. [A Study of Poetry] Reference
The tintinnabulation of the dinner bells! ". From Wordnik.com. [Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales] Reference
And that is why I call it tintinnabulation. ". From Wordnik.com. [Dusty Wright's Culture Catch - Smart, Pop Culture Podcasts & Written Reviews - Arts & Entertainment] Reference
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