jingle

Meaning

Noun

1. The sound of metal or glass clattering against itself.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. A carriage drawn by horses.
5. (slang) A brief telephone call.
6. A jingle shell.
7. (slang, uncountable) Coin money.
8. (Philippines, colloquial) Pee, urine.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.
2. (transitive) To cause to make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.
3. (dated, intransitive) To rhyme or sound with a jingling effect.
4. (Philippines, colloquial) To pee, to urinate.

Synonyms

tinkle

ring

💍

clink

rattle

clank

jangle

clang

clatter

sound

🔉

chime

whistle

ringing

chink

ding

doggerel

peal

doggerel verse

small bell

jingle-jangle

rattling

buzz

chatter

jingle package

toll

nursery rhyme

inkle

peel

poetry

rally

clash

rhyme

accord

ring out

sleigh-bell

slogan

tang

ting

bells

tinkling

advertising copy

clickety-clack

ringing bell

consonance

creak

tintinnabulate

ditty

click-clack

fulminate

drone

guggle

Translations

tinter

klingelen

rinkelen

klimpern

kletteren

tintinnare

tintinear

tintineo

tingelen

klingeln

💍

κουδούνισμα

ηχώ

κουδουνίζω

tintement

cliqueter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡl̩/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: gyngle

In summary

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