I. ˈjiŋgəl verb
( jingled ; jingled ; jingling -g(ə)liŋ ; jingles )
Etymology: Middle English ginglen, of imitative origin
intransitive verb
1. : to make a usually light sharp continued clinking or varied and mingled tinkling usually metallic sound
sleigh bells jingle
coins in his pocket jingled as he walked
innumerable pottery bracelets jingled up and down upon her arms — Scott Fitzgerald
2. : to sound in a way chiefly characterized by continued catchy repetition (as of rhyme, phrase, cadence) — used especially of verse
transitive verb
: to cause to jingle
jingled the coins in his pocket as he talked
loved to jingle his spurs — Owen Wister
• jin·gler -g(ə)lə(r) noun -s
II. noun
( -s )
1. : a metallic jingling sound
the jingle of the small bells
: a rhythmical cadence
the jingle of the verse as he read it
2.
a. : something that jingles or is designed to jingle
a toy tambourine set about with little jingles
b.
(1) : a short verse marked especially by catchy repetition (as of rhyme, alliterative sounds, cadences)
not so much a poet as a writer of jingles
(2) : a short catchy song using such a verse
composing jingles for TV advertising
(3) : an incomplete verse used in a contest in which the entrants supply the missing lines
3. : a two-wheeled covered vehicle used mainly in parts of Ireland and Australia as a public conveyance
4. : jingle shell