ajingle

[ uh-jing-guhl ]

adverb, adjective

making the sound of something that jingles, clinks, or tinkles: The silver bells were ringing ajingle.His pockets are always ajingle with coins.

Origin of ajingle

¹

First recorded in 1880–85; a-¹ + jingle

Words Nearby ajingle

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How to use ajingle in a sentence

Presently the court fool came running in, his fool's cap all ajingle with bells.
Puss in Boots, Jr., and the Good Gray Horse | David Cory
Telephones were ajingle, and outside in the street a dozen motors were parked.
The Tempering | Charles Neville Buck

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