jingle Definition
jin·gle (jiŋ′gəl)
intransitive verb -·gled, -·gling
- to make a succession of light, ringing sounds, as small bells or bits of metal striking together; tinkle
- to have obvious, easy rhythm, simple repetitions of sound, etc., as some poetry and music
Etymology: ME gingelen, prob. echoic
transitive verb
to cause to jingle
noun
- a jingling sound
- a verse that jingles; jingling arrangement of words a writer of advertising jingles
jingle Related Forms
jin′·gly adjective
jingle Synonyms
jingle
n.
jingle Synonyms
jingle Usage Examples
Object
bell: All day they swung up and down the main street in long teams, and in the night their jingling bells still went by.
Converse of object
- sing: Claims in sung jingles should be substantiated in the same way as those using the spoken word.
- hear: In fact, it was not uncommon to hear the jingle: " Camden by the Sea, Rockland by the Smell.
- write: Self penned hit gave Price his first million seller after he had learned his trade by writing jingles for station break commercials.
- create: Wayne even had time to create a jingle especially for CLC radio, which you can hear by clicking on the link above.
- play: You want to emigrate when the shops start playing jingle jangle carol music in November.
- include: Norman Barrington site includes some interesting jingles and some good memories.
Adjective modifier
- catchy: These lyrics are often made into catchy musical jingles.
- commercial: It cheapens astronomy, like using Beethoven for commercial jingles.
- little: Little jingle jangle guitars, Stuart harmonizing with himself on the vocals, a string section, much dramatic atmosphere.
- own: We also made our own jingles, which I found really fun to do.
Modifies a noun
- bell: Pick up D from happy home club: to piano: jingle bells.
- package: Like many others, he was expected to use a name from an existing American jingle package.
- writer: This organization encompasses advert jingle writers through to film composers.
Noun used with modifier
- advertising: In 1955, commercial TV was launched and the new advertising jingles and slogans gradually became part of the culture.
- radio: Rohan Music Studios From rock bands to radio jingles, mastering to wannabe pop stars or the next pop idol.
- TV: Babies love action rhymes, songs and TV jingles - sing them for her and let her join in whatever way she can.
- station: Radio Waves contains a number of photographs and station jingles.
- news: Radio 1 news jingle ( 1967 ) The news jingle from the first day of Radio 1, at 12.30pm.
Preposition: of
bell: The jingle of sleigh bells has been drowned out by the ringing off the cash tills.

