jingle
verb (used without object)
to make clinking or tinkling sounds, as do coins, keys, or other light, resonant metal objects when coming into contact or being struck together repeatedly.
jingled
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past participleof jingle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof jingle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
jingleverb (used without object)to make clinking or tinkling sounds, as do coins, keys, or other light, resonant metal objects when coming into contact or being struck together repeatedly.
Example Sentences
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Bells on their feet jingled as they moved in a circle.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2023
As an ice cream truck jingled up to the curb, Sonia Eaddy, the block party’s organizer, stepped up to the microphone.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 24, 2021
San Francisco International and Miami International airports jingled with $52,558 and $47,694, respectively.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 23, 2020
Bert jingled his black change purse with a sly grin.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 28, 2018
By evening, he had made calls and sent e-mails and texts and the news had been passed on, and his phone jingled and rang and beeped, with responses from people saying they were on board.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
