tympany

noun /ˈtɪmpəni/

1. The sound made by beating a drum.

   countable, uncountable

   [T]he vvoman ſet before the Sanctuary vvith her head uncover'd, vvas adjur'd by the Prieſt to ſvvear vvhether ſhe vvas fals or no; and conſtrain'd to drink that bitter vvater vvith an undoubted curſe of rottenneſſe, and tympany to follovv, unleſſe ſhe vvere innocent.

2. Tympanites (distention of the abdomen).

   countable, uncountable

3. Inflation; conceit; bombast; turgidness.

   countable, uncountable

   Thine's a tympany of sense.

Where it comes from

Coined based on Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry tympany (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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