jingle

jin·gle

Use jingle in a sentence

These little bells will make a jingle sound.

noun

The definition of a jingle is a sound like a small bell, or an advertising verse.
1. An example of a jingle is the sound of Santa's bells.
2. An example of a jingle is a catchy rhyme to get you to buy a product.

verb

Jingle is defined as to cause the sound of small bells, or to create a sound by shaking small bits of metal.
An example of jingle is to toss some coins around in your pocket.

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jingle

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

Origin of jingle

Middle English gingelen, probably echoic

to cause to jingle

a jingling sound
a brief verse or song that jingles, as in an advertisement

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jingle

verb

jin·gled, jin·gling, jin·gles

verb

intransitive

To make a tinkling or ringing metallic sound.
To have the catchy sound of a simple, repetitious rhyme or doggerel.

verb

transitive

To cause to make a tinkling or ringing metallic sound.

noun

The sound produced by or as if by bits of metal striking together.
A piece of light singsong verse or rhyme.
A catchy, often musical advertising slogan.

Origin of jingle

Middle English ginglen of imitative origin

Related Forms:

jin′gly
adjective

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Noun

(plural jingles)

The sound of metal or glass clattering against itself.
He heard the jingle of her keys in the door and turned off the screen.
A short tune or verse, especially one used to advertise something.
A carriage drawn by horses.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present jingles, present participle jingling, simple past and past participle jingled)

To make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.
The beads jingled as she walked.
To cause to make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.
She jingled the beads as she walked.
(dated) To rhyme or sound with a jingling effect.

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