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jingle

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: jingle

1
nv
a metallic sound
make a sound typical of metallic objects
2
n
a comic verse of irregular measure
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: jingle
1

n a metallic sound

“the jingle of coins”
Synonyms:
jangle
Type of:
sound
the sudden occurrence of an audible event

v make a sound typical of metallic objects

“The keys were jingling in his pocket”
Synonyms:
jangle, jingle-jangle
Type of:
make noise, noise, resound
emit a noise
2

n a comic verse of irregular measure

Synonyms:
doggerel, doggerel verse
Type of:
rhyme, verse
a piece of poetry
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