tympany in English dictionary tympany Meanings and definitions of "tympany" the sound made by beating a drum (medicine) alternative name for tympanites noun The sound made by beating a drum. noun (medicine) Tympanites (distention of the abdomen). noun Inflation; conceit; bombast; turgidness. more Grammar and declension of tympany tympany ( plural tympanies) tympany (plural tympanies) more Sample sentences with "tympany" Declension Stem Try again Available translations Dutch Esperanto French German Greek Hungarian Japanese Kurdish Kurmanji Persian Polish Portuguese Russian Turkish Welsh Authors