JINGLE

I. verb (~d; jingling) Etymology: Middle English ginglen, of imitative origin Date: 14th century intransitive verb to make a light clinking or tinkling sound, to rhyme or sound in a catchy repetitious manner, transitive verb to cause to ~, ~r noun II. noun Date: 1599 1. a light clinking or tinkling sound, a catchy repetition of sounds in a poem, 2. something that ~s, a short verse or song marked by catchy repetition, jingly adjective