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Definition of Jingle
1. Verb. Make a sound typical of metallic objects. "The coins jingle "; "The keys were jingling in his pocket"
Generic synonyms: Make Noise, Noise, Resound
Derivative terms: Jangle
2. Noun. A metallic sound. "The jangle of spurs"
3. Noun. A comic verse of irregular measure. "He had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind"
Definition of Jingle
1. v. i. To sound with a fine, sharp, rattling, clinking, or tinkling sound; as, sleigh bells jingle.
2. v. t. To cause to give a sharp metallic sound as a little bell, or as coins shaken together; to tinkle.
3. n. A rattling, clinking, or tinkling sound, as of little bells or pieces of metal.
Definition of Jingle
1. Noun. The sound of metal or glass clattering against itself ¹
2. Noun. A short tune or verse, especially one used to advertise something ¹
3. Noun. A carriage drawn by horses ¹
4. Verb. To make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself ¹
5. Verb. To cause to make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jingle
1. to make a tinkling sound [v -GLED, -GLING, -GLES]
Medical Definition of Jingle
1. 1. A rattling, clinking, or tinkling sound, as of little bells or pieces of metal. 2. That which makes a jingling sound, as a rattle. "If you plant where savages are, do not only entertain them with trifles and jingles,but use them justly." (Bacon) 3. A correspondence of sound in rhymes, especially when the verse has little merit; hence, the verse itself." The least jingle of verse." Jingle shell. See Gold shell, under Gold. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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