Definitions for jingleˈdʒɪŋ gəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jin•gleˈdʒɪŋ gəl(v.; n.)-gled, -gling
(v.i.)to make clinking or tinkling sounds:
sleighbells jingling.
to move or proceed with such sounds.
to sound or rhyme in a light, repetitious manner.
(v.t.)to cause to jingle.
(n.)a tinkling or clinking sound.
something that makes such a sound.
a catchy succession of repetitious sounds, as in verse.
a piece of verse or a short song with these catchy sounds, usu. of a light or humorous character:
an advertising jingle.
Irish Eng. and Australian. a two-wheeled carriage used as a hackney coach.
Category: British
Origin of jingle:
1350–1400; ME gynglen, appar. imit.; cf. D jengelen; see -le
jin′gly(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
jingle, jangle(noun)
a metallic sound
"the jingle of coins"; "the jangle of spurs"
doggerel, doggerel verse, jingle(verb)
a comic verse of irregular measure
"he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind"
jingle, jingle-jangle, jangle(verb)
make a sound typical of metallic objects
"The keys were jingling in his pocket"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
jingle(verb)ˈdʒɪŋ gəl
to make a sound like a small bell
The bell on the diner door jingled as it opened.; He jingled the coins in his pocket.
Wiktionary
jingle(Noun)
The sound of metal or glass clattering against itself
He heard the jingle of her keys in the door and turned off the screen.
jingle(Noun)
A short tune or verse, especially one used to advertise something
jingle(Noun)
A carriage drawn by horses
jingle(Verb)
To make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself
The beads jingled as she walked.
jingle(Verb)
To cause to make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself
She jingled the beads as she walked.
Origin: ; compare jangle.
Webster Dictionary
Jingle(verb)
to sound with a fine, sharp, rattling, clinking, or tinkling sound; as, sleigh bells jingle
Jingle(verb)
to rhyme or sound with a jingling effect
Jingle(verb)
to cause to give a sharp metallic sound as a little bell, or as coins shaken together; to tinkle
Jingle(noun)
a rattling, clinking, or tinkling sound, as of little bells or pieces of metal
Jingle(noun)
that which makes a jingling sound, as a rattle
Jingle(noun)
a correspondence of sound in rhymes, especially when the verse has little merit; hence, the verse itself
Translations for jingle
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
jingle(noun)
a slight metallic ringing sound (made eg by coins or by small bells)
The dog pricked up its ears at the jingle of its master's keys.
- klingelAfrikaans
- جَلْجَلَه، خَشْخَشَهArabic
- звънтенеBulgarian
- tinidoPortuguese (BR)
- cinkáníCzech
- das KlimpernGerman
- klingen; klirrenDanish
- κουδούνισμαGreek
- tintineoSpanish
- kõlinEstonian
- صدای جلینگ جلینگFarsi
- kilinäFinnish
- cliquetisFrench
- קִשקוּשHebrew
- खन खनाहटHindi
- zveketCroatian
- csörgésHungarian
- dentinganIndonesian
- bjölluhljómur, hringlIcelandic
- tintinnioItalian
- ちりんちりん鳴るJapanese
- 딸랑거리는 소리Korean
- žvangtelėjimasLithuanian
- šķindoņa; žvadzoņaLatvian
- bunyi gemerencingMalay
- rinkelenDutch
- klirring, bjelleklangNorwegian
- dzwonieniePolish
- صدای جلینگ جلینگPersian
- كړنګا ( لكه دكينګړى، زنګولى )، شرنګى ( لكه دځنځيرPashto
- tinidoPortuguese
- clinchetRomanian
- звяканьеRussian
- štrnganieSlovak
- žvenketSlovenian
- zveketSerbian
- klinga, pingla, skramla, rasslaSwedish
- เสียงกระทบกันของโลหะThai
- şıngırtı, cıngırtıTurkish
- 叮噹聲Chinese (Trad.)
- дзвін, дзеленчанняUkrainian
- جھنکارUrdu
- tiếng leng kengVietnamese
- 叮当声Chinese (Simp.)
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