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jingle

noun
/ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡl̩/UK/ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡ(ə)l/US/ˌd͡ʒɪŋˈlʌ/

Etymology

The verb, which is older than the noun, is from Middle English gyngle. Onomatopoeic; compare jangle.

  1. derived from gyngle

Definitions

  1. The sound of metal or glass clattering against itself.

    • He heard the jingle of her keys in the door and turned off the screen.

  2. A small piece of metal attached to a musical instrument, such as a tambourine, so as to…

    A small piece of metal attached to a musical instrument, such as a tambourine, so as to make a jangling sound when the instrument is played.

    • Her tambourine didn't come with any jingles attached.

  3. A memorable short song, or in some cases a snippet of a popular song with its lyrics…

    A memorable short song, or in some cases a snippet of a popular song with its lyrics modified, used for the purposes of advertising a product or service in a TV or radio commercial.

    • That used-car dealership's jingle has been stuck in my head since we heard that song.
  4. ›+ 10 more definitions

    1. A carriage drawn by horses.

      • They drove in a jingle across Cork while it was still early morning and Stephen finished his sleep in a bedroom of the Victoria Hotel.

    2. A brief telephone call.

      • Give me a jingle when you find out something.

    3. A jingle shell.

    4. Coin money.

      • If all you folks who donate your hard-earned jingle to PETA aren't convinced of your ill-advised ways yet, you should probably check this out.

    5. Pee, urine.

    6. To make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.

      • The beads jingled as she walked.
      • I / Perceive 'tis an advantage for a man to vvear ſpurres, / The rovvell of Knight-hood does gingle in the eare of their / Vnderſtanding.
      • He heard then a warm heavy sigh, softer, as she turned over and the loose brass quoits of the bedstead jingled. Must get those settled really.

    7. To cause to make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.

      • She jingled the beads as she walked.

    8. To rhyme or sound with a jingling effect.

      • jingling street ballads

    9. To pee, to urinate.

    10. A county of Xinzhou, Shanxi, China.

The neighborhood

Derived

crambo-jingle, give someone a jingle, jingle bell, jingle-brains, jingle-jangle, jingle mail, jingling Johnny, ajingle, jingler, jinglesome, jinglet, jinglingly, jingly

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for jingle. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA