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
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
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