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.
jingly
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a word derived from
jingle.
Example Sentences
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That’s right — at exactly midnight Eastern time Sunday, Mariah Carey posted her annual end-of-Halloween video set to the jingly tune of her yuletide classic, “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2021
In the play’s quieter moments, one could hear sirens blaring from the street, thunder from above and the jingly silver jewelry worn by Nur Khan, a downtown nightclub owner, who also attended the premiere.
From New York Times ● Aug. 14, 2019
If AI is currently good enough to make jingly elevator music like the clip above, how long until it can create a number one hit?
From The Verge ● Aug. 31, 2018
To command their attention, Halterman skittered a hand on the table or had a helper wave a branch of fake flowers, a jingly ball or a piece of ribbon in the air.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 29, 2015
The television hummed, a jingly ad for laundry soap.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
