Definition of jingle Jingle

/ʤɪˈŋgʌl/ - [jinggul] - jin•gle

We found 17 definitions of jingle from 5 different sources.

What does jingle mean?

Noun Plural: jingles
jingle - a metallic sound; "the jingle of coins"; "the jangle of spurs"
		jangle
		sound the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"
jingle - a comic verse of irregular measure; "he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind"
		doggerel, doggerel verse
Verb jingles, jingling, jingled
jingle - make a sound typical of metallic objects; "The keys were jingling in his pocket"
		jingle-jangle, jangle
		make noise, noise, resound emit a noise

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jingle (Noun)
The sound of metal or glass clattering against itself.
jingle (Noun)
A short tune or verse, especially one used to advertise something.
jingle (Noun)
A carriage drawn by horses.
jingle (Verb)
To make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.
jingle (Verb)
To cause to make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.
jingle (Verb)
To rhyme or sound with a jingling effect.

jingle (v. i.)
To sound with a fine, sharp, rattling, clinking, or tinkling sound; as, sleigh bells jingle.
jingle (v. i.)
To rhyme or sound with a jingling effect.
jingle (v. t.)
To cause to give a sharp metallic sound as a little bell, or as coins shaken together; to tinkle.
jingle (n.)
A rattling, clinking, or tinkling sound, as of little bells or pieces of metal.
jingle (n.)
That which makes a jingling sound, as a rattle.
jingle (n.)
A correspondence of sound in rhymes, especially when the verse has little merit; hence, the verse itself.

jingle
jing′l, n. a clinking sound: that which makes a rattling sound: a correspondence of sounds: a covered two-wheeled car.—v.i. to sound with a jingle.—ns. Jing′le-jang′le, a jingling sound; Jing′let, a ball serving as the clapper of a sleigh-bell; Jīng′ling, a game in which blindfolded players within a ring try to catch a player with a bell tied to him. [Imit.]