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# jingle

noun (a jingle, jingles); verb (jingle, jingles, jingled, jingling)

«jingle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A jingle is a light ringing sound made by small metal things, like keys, coins or little bells, knocking together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jingle/#m1)
2. To jingle is to make or cause that sound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jingle/#m2)
3. A jingle is a short, catchy tune or song used in an advert on radio or TV. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jingle/#m3)
4. A jingle can also be a short, bouncy rhyme that is easy to remember. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jingle/#m4)

### In the lessons

At Christmas: «Jingle Bells», sleigh bells jingling. In stories: the jingle of keys tells the reader someone is coming. In media lessons: advertising jingles are easy to remember.

### Examples

- I heard the jingle of Mum's keys at the door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jingle/#x1)
- The coins jingled in my pocket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jingle/#x2)
- We sang «Jingle Bells» at the Christmas concert. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jingle/#x3)
- The cat's bell jingles when she moves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jingle/#x4)
- That advert jingle is stuck in my head! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jingle/#x5)
- The ice-cream van's jingle played down the street. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jingle/#x6)
- He jingled the money in his hand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jingle/#x7)

### Note

Countable noun. Past: jingled. Compare sounds: jingle (light metal), clink (glass or metal touching), clang (loud metal), tinkle (very light, high).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «jingle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jingle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«jingle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/jingle.html) on Mova free.