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

Verb Forms: jingled, jingling, jingles

To make a light, ringing, metallic sound.
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.
The tiles jingle in the bag as players eagerly await their turns.

Origin / Etymology

The verb, which is older than the noun, is from Middle English gyngle. Onomatopoeic; compare jangle.

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 14

jingle: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
jingle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
jingle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

jingle: valid Words With Friends Word