jingled; jingling
ˈjiŋ-g(ə-)liŋ 
1
: to make a light clinking or tinkling sound
2
: to rhyme or sound in a catchy repetitious manner
: to cause to jingle
1
a
: a light clinking or tinkling sound
b
: a catchy repetition of sounds in a poem
2
a
: something that jingles
b
: a short verse or song marked by catchy repetition
Synonyms
Examples of jingle in a Sentence
Verb
Bells jingled in the distance.
She jingled the coins in her pocket.
Noun
I heard the jingle of bells.
the jingle of change in my pocket
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Jim Asker, Billboard, 31 Dec. 2024
Shoppers find last-minute Christmas gifts at area businesses Bells jingled on shop doors as people wandered in and out of stores searching for last-minute gifts on Christmas Eve in Northwest Arkansas.
—Gael Langdon, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Farai Mutsaka, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
So is Marie Watt’s (b. 1967; Seneca) text jingle blanket.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Verb
The Decca Christmas Recordings jingles 19-15, surpassing its prior No. 17 high – and marking a new best rank for Lee over her 61-plus-year span of appearing on the chart.
—Jim Asker, Billboard, 31 Dec. 2024
Shoppers find last-minute Christmas gifts at area businesses Bells jingled on shop doors as people wandered in and out of stores searching for last-minute gifts on Christmas Eve in Northwest Arkansas.
—Gael Langdon, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
The latest currency, the world’s newest, came with pomp and fanfare — promotional catchy jingles and songs played repeatedly on public radio, television and online.
—Farai Mutsaka, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
So is Marie Watt’s (b. 1967; Seneca) text jingle blanket.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Jingle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jingle. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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jingle
2 of 2 noun1
: a light clinking sound
2
: a catchy repetition of sounds in a poem
3
: a verse or song marked by catchy repetition
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