Jingle

['dʒɪŋg(ə)l] or ['dʒɪŋgl]

Definition

(noun.) a metallic sound; 'the jingle of coins'; 'the jangle of spurs'.

(verb.) make a sound typical of metallic objects; 'The keys were jingling in his pocket'.

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Definition

(v. i.) To sound with a fine, sharp, rattling, clinking, or tinkling sound; as, sleigh bells jingle.

(v. i.) To rhyme or sound with a jingling effect.

(v. t.) To cause to give a sharp metallic sound as a little bell, or as coins shaken together; to tinkle.

(n.) A rattling, clinking, or tinkling sound, as of little bells or pieces of metal.

(n.) That which makes a jingling sound, as a rattle.

(n.) A correspondence of sound in rhymes, especially when the verse has little merit; hence, the verse itself.

Edited by Adela

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. n. [Written also Gingle.] Tinkle.

n. Tinkling, jingling, TINTINABULATION, jingling sound.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Rhyme, chime, tinkle, tingle

ANT:Euphony, consonance, melody, harmony

Editor: Winthrop

Definition

n. a clinking sound: that which makes a rattling sound: a correspondence of sounds: a covered two-wheeled car.—v.i. to sound with a jingle.—ns. Jing′le-jang′le a jingling sound; Jing′let a ball serving as the clapper of a sleigh-bell; Jīng′ling a game in which blindfolded players within a ring try to catch a player with a bell tied to him.

Editor: Tamara