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.
jingler
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a word derived from
jingle.
Example Sentences
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All were blindfolded with the exception of one, who was the jingler, and who carried a bell in each hand, which he was obliged to keep ringing.
From Old English Sports, Pastimes and Customs by P. H. (Peter Hampson) Ditchfield
"Going at full speed, the jingler brings the engine down to half speed, or at half speed carries it up to full speed."
From On The Blockade by Oliver Optic
"The large one is the gong bell, the other is the speed bell, and the latter is a jingler."
From Taken by the Enemy by Oliver Optic
Dud was talking to the jingler who had just come off duty.
From The Fighting Edge by William MacLeod Raine
It was an amusing sight to see the men trying to catch the active jingler, running into each other's arms, and catching every one but the right one.
From Old English Sports, Pastimes and Customs by P. H. (Peter Hampson) Ditchfield
