tintinnabulation UK /ˌtɪntɪnˌnæbjʊˈleɪʃən/US /ˌtɪntɪnˌnæbjəˈleɪʃən/ noun2 •A tinkling sound, as of a bell or of breaking glass.Across the darkling meadows, from the heights of Hare, the tintinnabulation sounded mournfully, penetrating the curl-wreathed tympanums of Lady Parvula de Panzoust. — 1919 •The ringing of bells. formstintinnabulations