I.a ringing, jingling, tingling (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
I. Lit.: “tinnitusque cie et Matris quate cymbala circum,” Verg. G. 4, 64: “strepit assiduo Tinnitu galea,” id. A. 9, 809: “sonuit tinnitibus ensis acutis,” Ov. M. 5, 204; 6, 589; 14, 536: “aera tinnitus repulsa dabunt,” id. F. 4, 184; Sil. 13, 146; Quint. 11, 3, 31: “ad tinnitum aeris,” Sen. Ira, 3, 35, 3; Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 76; 19, 1, 2, § 9: “cuminum silvestre auribus instillatur ad sonitus atque tinnitus,” a ringing in the ears, id. 20, 15, 57, § 162; 23, 4, 42, § 85; 28, 2, 5, § 24.— *