Welcome to another mind-bending installment of Word Woman's Weekly Work-Out! Train your brain for the marathon of life by doing crossword puzzles, cryptoquotes and sudoku. Or, expand your vocabulary with the Word of the Week:
Tintinabulation:
1. the sound made by ringing bells
2. a tinkling, bell-like sound
"-Ologies & -Isms: A Thematic Dictionary", Howard J. Zettler, Ed., Gale Research Company, Detroit, 1978.
Example: Carol listened to the tintinabulation of the wind chimes outside her window every night while she was lying in bed.
Bonus word: Tinnitus -- a ringing noise in one or both ears, either intermittent or continuous
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