Tympany

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Archaic Inflated manner or style; bombast.
  • n. See tympanites.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The sound made by beating a drum.
  • n. Tympanites (distention of the abdomen).
  • n. Inflation; conceit; bombast; turgidness.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A flatulent distention of the belly; tympanites.
  • n. Hence, inflation; conceit; bombast; turgidness.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A swelling out or inflation; an inflated or puffed-up mass or condition; hence, turgidity; bombast; conceit.
  • n. In pathology, an inflated or distended condition of the abdomen or peritoneum; tympanites.
  • To swell or puff up; inflate; dilate; distend.
    • Word Usage
    "Tapping the knuckles of my left hand lightly with my right is like batting at a balloon, and I can hear the mellow tympany of the gas that is inside."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    tympanites    conceit    bombast    turgidness   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    crepitus    chording    inlaying    knotwork    dovetailing   
     
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