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noun

Definition of jinglenext
1
as in rattle
a series of short high ringing sounds the jingle of change in my pocket

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as in ballad
a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment loved that jingle in the commercial for the fast-food place

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jingle

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verb

ˈjiŋ-gəl How to pronounce jingle (audio)
as in to clink
to make a repeated sharp light ringing sound the bell on the kitten's collar jingled as she walked

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Recent Examples of jingle
Noun
Most commercial content hits viewers with messages, jingles and even cute mascots. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 29 July 2026 World Cup games also play a specific jingle for the team that scores, giving them a moment to party after a goals. — Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
Verb
School rules now insignificant—even to Walsh, who stands hands in his pockets, jingling his keys. — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026 The bells that dangled off her red tunic jingled. — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jingle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jingle
  1. rattle
  2. ballad
  3. clink
  4. clatter
  5. song
  6. tinkle
  7. hymn
  8. ring
Noun
  • Owner complaints around the current-generation Tundra have included interior rattles and occasional trim or electronic issues.
    — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Stuttering lines, on the left, jerking up and down, denote the rattle of guns; on the right, the lines are all but flat, as silence descends.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of rattle
Noun
  • The ballad requires more singing and less shouting — and featured a tattooed Lee playing a white upright piano splattered and streaked with fake blood.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The result is a self-reflective collection of empowering pop anthems and wistful ballads that detail not only the dissolution of a relationship but a return to oneself.
    — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of ballad
Verb
  • Just the sight of the glasses, dewy with condensation on the outside and filled to the rim with clinking ice, nearly chilled my body.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Miriam pulled one tooth, then another from her mouth, and clinked them into a porcelain dish on her nightstand.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of clink
Noun
  • All night long there was the ringing clatter of picks and shovels; the Germans were digging trenches in the frozen ground.
    — Vasily Grossman, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • No clatter of boots and ankles.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 23 June 2026
Definition of clatter
Noun
  • Watermarks would indicate that the rights to a song were owned by a particular music label or that the rights to a movie were held by a film studio.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Cameras have spotted Kaydee and Shadow singing morning songs and flying around together since the death of Shadow’s former partner, Jackie.
    — Annie Colbert, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of song
Verb
  • The small fragments of colorful glass, strung along together, produce soothing sounds, their tinkling notes wafting through the air alongside a chorus of windchimes and the sweet scent of plumeria blooming in the garden.
    — Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
  • Food and drink Fontana restaurant is the main attraction here, with an inviting courtyard and a tinkling fountain lending a European feel.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 June 2026
Definition of tinkle
Noun
  • Little Haiti looks ahead On a humid morning in Little Haiti, about a dozen people walked into Notre Dame d’Haiti Catholic Church for Mass, taking Communion and singing hymns in French.
    — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The rugby union side’s is ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’, originally an African-American hymn sung by slaves in the United States in the mid-19th century.
    — George Edwards, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of hymn
Verb
  • The boos repeatedly rang out Friday night when Bregman stepped into the batter’s box during Seattle’s 10-inning victory.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Right now, talking to you, my phone would have already rung twice and I‘d be talking to recruits or a donor or an agent or to a kid on my team who was having a problem with their girlfriend or wanted to transfer.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026
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“Jingle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jingle. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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