Sekirov Dictionary

jingle

UK /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡl̩/US /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡ(ə)l/

noun 8
verb 4
forms 3

noun8

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The sound of metal or glass clattering against itself.
- He heard the jingle of her keys in the door and turned off the screen.
•
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.
- That used-car dealership's jingle has been stuck in my head since we heard that song.
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(slang) A brief telephone call.
- Give me a jingle when you find out something.
•
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.
- Her tambourine didn't come with any jingles attached.
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(slang) Coin money.
- If all you folks who donate your hard-earned jingle to PETA aren't convinced of your ill-advised ways yet, you should probably check this out. — 2004
•
A carriage drawn by horses.
- They drove in a jingle across Cork while it was still early morning and Stephen finished his sleep in a bedroom of the Victoria Hotel. — 1916
A jingle shell.
(Philippines, slang) Pee, urine.

verb4

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To make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.
- The beads jingled as she walked.
•
To cause to make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.
- She jingled the beads as she walked.
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(old-fashioned) To rhyme or sound with a jingling effect.
- jingling street ballads — 1849
(Philippines, informal) To pee, to urinate.

forms

jingled · jingling · jingles

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