jingle

Plural: jingles

Noun

• a metallic sound
  • "the jingle of coins"
• a comic verse of irregular measure
• The sound of metal or glass clattering against itself.
• 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.
• 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.
• A carriage drawn by horses.
• A brief telephone call.
• A jingle shell.
• Coin money.
• Pee, urine.

Verb

• make a sound typical of metallic objects
• To make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.
• To cause to make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.
• To rhyme or sound with a jingling effect.
• To pee, to urinate.

Examples

• "Give me a jingle when you find out something."
• "He heard the jingle of her keys in the door and turned off the screen."
• "Her tambourine didn't come with any jingles attached."
• "She jingled the beads as she walked."
• "That used-car dealership's jingle has been stuck in my head since we heard that song."
• "The beads jingled as she walked."

Synonyms

bell, doggerel, doggerel verse, jangle, jingle-jangle, ring, tinkle

Related Words

clink, jangle, rattle