v. Obs. rare–0. [f. ppl. stem of L. tintinnāre to ring: see -ATE3. 5.] intr. To ring, as a bell; to tinkle. Hence † Tintinnation Obs. rare–0, a ringing, a tinkling.
1623. Cockeram, Tintinate, to ring like a bell.
1658. Phillips, Tintinnation, a ringing like a bell.
