jingle
verb/ˈdʒɪŋɡl/
/ˈdʒɪŋɡl/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they jingle | /ˈdʒɪŋɡl/ /ˈdʒɪŋɡl/ |
| he / she / it jingles | /ˈdʒɪŋɡlz/ /ˈdʒɪŋɡlz/ |
| past simple jingled | /ˈdʒɪŋɡld/ /ˈdʒɪŋɡld/ |
| past participle jingled | /ˈdʒɪŋɡld/ /ˈdʒɪŋɡld/ |
| -ing form jingling | /ˈdʒɪŋɡlɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɪŋɡlɪŋ/ |
- jingle (something) to make a pleasant gentle sound like small bells ringing; to make something do this
- The chimes jingled in the breeze.
- She jingled the coins in her pocket.
- A bell jingled as he entered the shop.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryJingle is used with these nouns as the subject:- bell
- coin
- key
- …
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