ring vs tintinnabulate

tintinnabulate vs ring

ring is a noun but tintinnabulate is not a noun.

ring and tintinnabulate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ring	Yes	No	Yes	No
tintinnabulate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tintinnabulate is a hyponym of ring; that is, tintinnabulate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ring:

ring: sound loudly and sonorously
tintinnabulate: ring or sound like a small bell

Other hyponyms of ring include ding, dingdong, dong, peal, knell.

ring (noun)	tintinnabulate (noun)
jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger
a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling
a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
a characteristic sound
the sound of a bell ringing
an association of criminals
(chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop
a toroidal shape

ring (verb)	tintinnabulate (verb)
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone	ring or sound like a small bell
attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
sound loudly and sonorously
make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
ring or echo with sound

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