JINGLE

doggerel, doggerel verse, jingle

(noun) a comic verse of irregular measure; “he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind”

jingle, jangle

(noun) a metallic sound; “the jingle of coins”; “the jangle of spurs”

jingle, jingle-jangle, jangle

(verb) make a sound typical of metallic objects; “The keys were jingling in his pocket”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

jingle (plural jingles)

The sound of metal or glass clattering against itself.

(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.

(advertising) 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.

A carriage drawn by horses.

(slang) A brief phone call; a ring.

A jingle shell.

(slang, uncountable) Coin money.

Coordinate terms

• (snippet of a popular melody): clock chime

Verb

jingle (third-person singular simple present jingles, present participle jingling, simple past and past participle jingled)

To make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.

To cause to make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.

(dated) To rhyme or sound with a jingling effect.

Source: Wiktionary

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Jin"gle, v. i. Etym: [OE. gingelen, ginglen; prob. akin to E. chink; cf. also E. jangle.]

1. To sound with a fine, sharp, rattling, clinking, or tinkling sound; as, sleigh bells jingle. [Written also gingle.]

2. To rhyme or sound with a jingling effect. "Jingling street ballads." Macaulay.

Jin"gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jingled; p. pr. & vb. n. Jingling.]

Definition: To cause to give a sharp metallic sound as a little bell, or as coins shaken together; to tinkle. The bells she jingled, and the whistle blew. Pope.

Jin"gle, n.

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." Guardian. Jingle shell. See Gold shell (b), under Gold.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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