jingle

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verb

jin·gle ˈjiŋ-gəl

jingled; jingling ˈjiŋ-g(ə-)liŋ

Synonyms of jingle next

intransitive verb

: to make a light clinking or tinkling sound

: to rhyme or sound in a catchy repetitious manner

transitive verb

: to cause to jingle

jingler

ˈjiŋ-g(ə-)lər

noun

jingle

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noun

: a light clinking or tinkling sound

: a catchy repetition of sounds in a poem

: something that jingles

: a short verse or song marked by catchy repetition

jingly

ˈjiŋ-g(ə-)lē

adjective

Example Sentences

Verb Bells jingled in the distance. She jingled the coins in her pocket. Noun I heard the jingle of bells. the jingle of change in my pocket

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Relationship status: Single and ready to jingle. —

Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 5 Dec. 2022 Single and ready to jingle. —

Good Housekeeping, 6 Sep. 2022 From sensitive Santas to jacked Santas to murderous Santas, there is sure to be someone to jingle your bells. —

Sidney Wollmuth, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2022 Featuring a breakaway clasp and reflective tape for safety, the bell is also designed to only jingle when your cat is especially active. —

Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 11 July 2022 Drag icons Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme are ready to jingle your bells this holiday season with a new version of their beloved Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show live spectacular — and EW has the exclusive reveal of the pair's 2022 tour dates. —

Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 7 July 2022 What to Consider: The large metal zippers tend to jingle constantly, which can become annoying. —

Rebecca Carhart, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2022 May your medals jingle all the way through Fiesta 2022 and beyond. —

René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Mar. 2022 Most mountain resorts already score highly in the winter wonderland stakes, but some have that extra magic to jingle your yuletide bells. —

Rob Hodgetts, CNN, 21 Dec. 2021

Noun

The Scottish actor, 77, who starred as patriarch Logan Roy on the hit HBO series Succession, is the voice of McDonald's and sings its jingle for commercials. —

Julie Jordan, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023 But, of course, Biden is trying to offer the country a doctrine rather than a jingle. —

Josh Boak, Fortune, 3 July 2023 In Vacation Village the visitor feels like Huckleberry Finn with a jingle in his pockets. —

Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2023 The jingle, however, worked as a fitting tune for Urías’ performance in the Dodgers 13-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies, too. —

Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023 Angel wings, whelks, slipper shells, arks, pen shells, cockles, jingles, coquinas, augers, and olive shells are among the most common found in local waters and on the beach. —

Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 20 June 2023 Guests can call him with a jingle of a little silver bell. —

Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 12 June 2023 They’re all designed to move slightly, emitting an energizing jingle. —

Zoey Poll Adriane Quinlan Michaela Trimble Becky Malinsky Katherine McGrath Monica Mendal, New York Times, 1 June 2023 Heck, even Parton performed a rendition of the Kris Kringle jingle with Jimmy Fallon in 2020. —

Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 10 Nov. 2022 See More

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