Jingle
WordNet
noun
(1) A comic verse of irregular measure
"He had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind"
(2) A metallic sound
"The jingle of coins"
"The jangle of spurs"
verb
(3) Make a sound typical of metallic objects
"The keys were jingling in his pocket"
WiktionaryText
Noun
jingle
- The sound of metal or glass clattering against itself.
- He heard the jingle of her keys in the door and turned off the screen.
- A short tune or verse, especially one used to advertise something.
- The Stay-Put Lipstick people came up with a catchy jingle to promote their product.
- a carriage drawn by horses
Quotations
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- 1916: 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. - James Joyce, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Macmillan Press Ltd, paperback, 85)
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Verb
- To make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.
- The beads jingled as she walked.
- To cause to make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.
- She jingled the beads as she walked.
Noun
- jingle (tune)
- C'est l'heure d'envoyer le jingle.