Tympany
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɪmpəni/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tympany is a noun meaning The sound made by beating a drum.
Meaning
The sound made by beating a drum.
More Meanings
- (medicine) Tympanites (distention of the abdomen).
- Inflation; conceit; bombast; turgidness.
Example Sentences
Thine's a tympany of sense.
Dr. Johnson, for his triads and his antithetic balances, he taxes more than once with a plethoric and tautologic tympany of sentence
Word Forms
- tympanies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ruminal, drumming, thrump, thrumming, thumping, pulsation.
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