Thursday, April 23, 2009

Word Woman



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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