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Meaning of 'jingle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Jingle [ n.]
- A rattling, clinking, or tinkling sound, as of little bells or pieces of metal.
- That which makes a jingling sound, as a rattle.
- A correspondence of sound in rhymes, especially when the verse has little merit; hence, the verse itself.
2 . Jingle [ v. i.]
- To sound with a fine, sharp, rattling, clinking, or tinkling sound; as, sleigh bells jingle.
- To rhyme or sound with a jingling effect.
3 . Jingle [ v. t.]
- To cause to give a sharp metallic sound as a little bell, or as coins shaken together; to tinkle.

Meaning of 'jingle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . jingle [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a comic verse of irregular measure
Example in sentence:
  • he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind
Meaning (2):
- a metallic sound
Example in sentence:
  • the jangle of spurs;
  • the jingle of coins
3 . jingle [ v]
Meaning (3):
- make a sound typical of metallic objects
Example in sentence:
  • The keys were jingling in his pocket

Nearby Words:

jin jingal jingled jingler jingling jinglingly jingo jingoes jingoism jinn

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