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.
was jingling
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past progressiveof jingle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Curto’s jacket pocket was jingling with about two dozen collectible Beatles coins.
From Washington Post ● May 14, 2022
Roosevelt and his party arrived first, and in a few moments the reception room was jingling with the clink of glasses and gold braid.
From Time Magazine Archive
Someone was jingling bells, too, and for a moment I thought of Christmas and sleigh bells.
From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech
In the flat beneath, someone was jingling operetta on a piano not quite in tune; the pertinacious vivacity of the airs interfered with Harvey's desire to view things seriously.
From The Whirlpool by George Gissing
The red cutter was jingling away down the road before the black span was in motion, but somehow the two sets of passengers reached Cobbleville at about the same time.
From Winter Fun by William O. Stoddard
