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Recent Examples of tintinnabulation
Though this installation of tintinnabulation has been a feature of the garden for more than a decade, some frequent visitors only noticed the chimes this summer, when a small crew recently installed them in a large linden tree adjacent to Parade Stadium.
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Kim Hyatt, Star Tribune, 23 July 2021
Shivaree, chthonian, erumpent, tintinnabulation, exonumia, requiescat, deipnosophist, omphaloskepsis, horripilation, deliquesce, apopemptic.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2021
Two dozen billiard balls roll on tracks, striking a series of devices that set off a tintinnabulation of bells, chimes and metallic clinks.
—Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2021
The delicate tintinnabulation of Adasiewicz’s vibes dovetailed with Reed’s telegraphic drum work, Reid’s amber cellos lines, Johnson’s silvery trumpet phrases and Heinemann’s warmly resonant bass.
—Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 27 Sep. 2020
Adasiewicz’s score reflects the impressionistic quality Christopher describes, the tintinnabulation of his vibraphone echoed in silvery streaks of melody from Berman’s cornet and washes of sound from Drake’s percussion.
—Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 2 Nov. 2017
Kim Hyatt, Star Tribune, 23 July 2021
Shivaree, chthonian, erumpent, tintinnabulation, exonumia, requiescat, deipnosophist, omphaloskepsis, horripilation, deliquesce, apopemptic.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2021
Two dozen billiard balls roll on tracks, striking a series of devices that set off a tintinnabulation of bells, chimes and metallic clinks.
—Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2021
The delicate tintinnabulation of Adasiewicz’s vibes dovetailed with Reed’s telegraphic drum work, Reid’s amber cellos lines, Johnson’s silvery trumpet phrases and Heinemann’s warmly resonant bass.
—Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 27 Sep. 2020
Adasiewicz’s score reflects the impressionistic quality Christopher describes, the tintinnabulation of his vibraphone echoed in silvery streaks of melody from Berman’s cornet and washes of sound from Drake’s percussion.
—Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 2 Nov. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tintinnabulation
Noun
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The high-contrast black-and-white rattle offers plenty of visual appeal for additional stimulation.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
24 Oct. 2024
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Tribal members dressed in their finest regalia–silver, turquoise, coral, shell, feathers–shake gourd rattles in a ring enclosing the Deer Dancers and two Deer Maidens.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Restaurants are noisier than ever, with each clatter and shout threatening our health (not to mention our sanity).—
Jessica Iredale,
airmail.news,
6 Dec. 2024
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Marcos Santiago heard the clatter of metal chains outside cell 201 next door.—
Christie Thompson,
NPR,
18 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The door chime at their floral and gift shop tinkles every few minutes as another customer and friend comes in to collect their $10 bows.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
12 Sep. 2024
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On our first evening the piano bar—resplendent in gold Thai silks, with tiger orchids blooming across the green carpet—was filled with laughter, the glug-glug-glug of Champagne pouring, and the tinkle of keys.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 May 2024
Noun
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And now, a bonus memory … In the 1970s, as a newcomer to New York session playing, I was called to play on a jingle — a one-hour session — for Old Spice.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
30 Dec. 2024
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The firm produces keychains that play the jingle on a loop.—
Lane Sainty,
The Arizona Republic,
22 Dec. 2024
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“Tintinnabulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tintinnabulation. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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