jingle

[ jing-guh l ]

/ ˈdʒɪŋ gəl /

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verb (used without object), jin·gled, jin·gling.

to make clinking or tinkling sounds, as do coins, keys, or other light, resonant metal objects when coming into contact or being struck together repeatedly: The keys on his belt jingled as he walked.

to move or proceed with such sounds: The sleigh, decorated with bells, jingled along the snowy road.

to sound in a light, repetitious manner suggestive of this, as verse, a sequence of words, or piece of music.

to make rhymes.

verb (used with object), jin·gled, jin·gling.

to cause to jingle: He jingled the coins in his pocket.

noun

a tinkling or clinking sound, as of small bells or of small pieces of resonant metal repeatedly struck one against another.

something that makes such a sound, as a small bell or a metal pendant.

a catchy succession of like or repetitious sounds, as in music or verse.

a piece of verse or a short song having such a catchy succession of sounds, usually of a light or humorous character: an advertising jingle.

Irish English and Australian. a loosely sprung, two-wheeled, roofed carriage, usually used as a hackney coach.

Origin of jingle

1350–1400; Middle English gynglen, apparently imitative; compare Dutch jengelen; see -le

OTHER WORDS FROM jingle

jin·gler, noun jin·gling·ly, adverb jin·gly, adjective

Words nearby jingle

jin, jinan, jingal, jingdezhen, jinghis khan, jingle, jingle bell, jingle shell, jingling johnny, jingo, jingoism

Example sentences from the Web for jingle

We sing “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Jingle Bells”.

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Can you imagine Bud Powell or Charlie Parker writing a jingle?

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The 420-friendly site, “built by stoners for stoners,” allows you to mingle and jingle with—well, you get it.

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So did a jingle lawsuit from Dr Pepper and several additional suits from the SEC.

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In the second clip, a camera follows the cast around as they sing an a capella hip-hop remix of “Jingle Bells.”

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I happened to have a few coins in my pocket, and putting in my hand, I caused them to jingle a little against each other.

Letters of a Traveller |William Cullen Bryant
Shall we tell the lamentations that ensued when Miss Wardle found herself deserted by the faithless Jingle?

The Pickwick Papers |Charles Dickens
And in many of the southern and Sicilian provinces the jingle of the telephone bell is still an unfamiliar sound.

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The sound came from within, and was followed by thumps and stamps, and the jingle of glasses.

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From time to time he heard loud laughter and snatches of song which rose above the jingle of the glasses in the dining-hall.

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British Dictionary definitions for jingle

jingle

/ (ˈdʒɪŋɡəl) /

verb

to ring or cause to ring lightly and repeatedly

(intr) to sound in a manner suggestive of jingling a jingling verse

noun

a sound of metal jingling the jingle of the keys

a catchy and rhythmic verse, song, etc, esp one used in advertising

Derived forms of jingle

jingler, noun jingly, adjective

Word Origin for jingle

C16: probably of imitative origin; compare Dutch jengelen

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jingle

verb (used without object), jin·gled, jin·gling.

verb (used with object), jin·gled, jin·gling.

noun

Origin of jingle

OTHER WORDS FROM jingle

Words nearby jingle

Example sentences from the Web for jingle

British Dictionary definitions for jingle

verb

noun

Derived forms of jingle

Word Origin for jingle

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

jingle

verb (used without object), jin·gled, jin·gling.

verb (used with object), jin·gled, jin·gling.

noun

Origin of jingle

OTHER WORDS FROM jingle

Words nearby jingle

Words related to jingle

Example sentences from the Web for jingle

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verb

noun

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