Difference between Tintinnabulation and Ringing

What is the difference between Tintinnabulation and Ringing?

Tintinnabulation as a noun is a tinkling sound, as of a bell or of breaking glass. while Ringing as a noun is the sound of ringing.

Tintinnabulation

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A tinkling sound, as of a bell or of breaking glass.

Ringing

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Loud and clear.Made forcefully; powerful.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The sound of ringing.The quality of being resonant.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To enclose or surround.

Example sentence: Once, I was going to a film event, and someone told me not to wear high heels to it. They said that it might intimidate the men. For some reason, I was ready to take their cue, but about an hour later, something in my head started ringing, and I thought, 'That is the worst advice anybody's ever given me.'

We hope you now know whether to use Tintinnabulation or Ringing in your sentence.

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