'Jingle' definitions:

Definition of 'jingle'

From: WordNet
noun
A metallic sound; "the jingle of coins"; "the jangle of spurs" [syn: jingle, jangle]
noun
A comic verse of irregular measure; "he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind" [syn: doggerel, doggerel verse, jingle]
verb
Make a sound typical of metallic objects; "The keys were jingling in his pocket" [syn: jingle, jingle-jangle, jangle]

Definition of 'Jingle'

From: GCIDE
  • Jingle \Jin"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jingled; p. pr. & vb. n. Jingling.] To cause to give a sharp metallic sound as a little bell, or as coins shaken together; to tinkle. [1913 Webster]
  • The bells she jingled, and the whistle blew. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Jingle'

From: GCIDE
  • Jingle \Jin"gle\, n.
  • 1. A rattling, clinking, or tinkling sound, as of little bells or pieces of metal. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That which makes a jingling sound, as a rattle. [1913 Webster]
  • If you plant where savages are, do not only entertain them with trifles and jingles, but use them justly. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A correspondence of sound in rhymes, especially when the verse has little merit; hence, a rhyming verse of no poetical merit. " The least jingle of verse." --Guardian.
  • Note: The verses used in commercial advertisements are often called jingles, especially when sung. [1913 Webster]
  • Jingle shell. See Gold shell (b), under Gold. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Jingle'

From: GCIDE
  • Jingle \Jin"gle\, v. i. [OE. gingelen, ginglen; prob. akin to E. chink; cf. also E. jangle.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To sound with a fine, sharp, rattling, clinking, or tinkling sound; as, sleigh bells jingle. [Written also gingle.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To rhyme or sound with a jingling effect. "Jingling street ballads." --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'jingle'

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