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Jingle Common

Jingle has 6 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a metallic sound

"the jingle of coins"

"the jangle of spurs"

2

a comic verse of irregular measure

"he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind"

3

The sound of metal or glass clattering against itself.

"The loose change in my pocket made a loud jingle as I hurried to catch the bus."

Verb
1

make a sound typical of metallic objects

"The keys were jingling in his pocket"

2

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

"The wind whistled through the loose windowpane, making it jingle softly against its frame."

Proper Noun
1

A county of Xinzhou, Shanxi, China.

"The traveler asked for directions to Jingle while driving through northern Shanxi."

Example Sentences
"the jingle of coins" noun
"the jangle of spurs" noun
"he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind" noun
"The keys were jingling in his pocket" verb
See Also
song jinglesome commercial rattle rhyme tambourine horse jingles
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
sound verse make noise
Rhyming Words
egle ogle ingle regle aegle nagle fogle engle vogle bugle angle bogle fugle oggle gangle waggle jiggle gaggle muggle wiggle
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