Tintinnabulation is the lingering sound of a ringing bell that occurs after the bell has been struck. This word was invented by Edgar Allan Poe as used in the first stanza of his poem The Bells. == From Edgar Allan Poe`s `The Bells` == Date: c1845 Hear the sledges with the bells - Silver bells! What a world of merriment their melody foretells! ...... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintinnabulation