Jingle

/ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡl̩/ · noun

Meaning

The sound of metal or glass clattering against itself..

Definitions by Sense

1. The sound of metal or glass clattering against itself.
2. (music) 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.
3. (broadcasting, advertising, music) 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.
4. A carriage drawn by horses.
5. (slang) A brief telephone call.
6. A jingle shell.
7. (slang, uncountable) Coin money.
8. (Philippines, colloquial) Pee, urine.

Example Sentences

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

Her tambourine didn't come with any jingles attached.

That used-car dealership's jingle has been stuck in my head since we heard that song.

The best of friends become the worst of enemies when Barney makes a hilarious attack ad where he viciously pummels a cardboard cut-out of Homer before special guest star Linda Ronstadt joins the fun to both continue the attack on the helpless Homer stand-in and croon a slanderously accurate, insanely catchy jingle about how “Mr. Plow is a loser/And I think he is a boozer.”

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.

Give me a jingle when you find out something.

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.

The beads jingled as she walked.

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Word Forms

• jingles
• gingle
• jingling
• jingled

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