Link Centre Dictionary

jingle

UK/ˌd͡ʒɪŋˈlʌ/ US/ˌd͡ʒɪŋˈlɛ/ fairly common slang
verb (1) noun (2)

verb

1.

make a sound typical of metallic objects

  • “The keys were jingling in his pocket”
Synonyms

noun

1.

a metallic sound

  • “the jingle of coins”
  • “the jangle of spurs”
Synonyms
2.

a comic verse of irregular measure

  • “he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind”
Synonyms

Origin

The verb, which is older than the noun, is from Middle English gyngle. Onomatopoeic; compare jangle.

Phrases

  • give someone a jingle
  • jingle bell
  • jingle mail
  • jingling Johnny

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.