Jingle \Jin"gle\, v. i. [OE. gingelen, ginglen; prob. akin to E. chink; cf. also E. jangle.] 1. To sound with a fine, sharp, rattling, clinking, or tinkling sound; as, sleigh bells jingle. [Written also {gingle}.]
2. To rhyme or sound with a jingling effect. ``Jingling street ballads.'' --Macaulay.
Jingle \Jin"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jingled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jingling}.] To cause to give a sharp metallic sound as a little bell, or as coins shaken together; to tinkle.
The bells she jingled, and the whistle blew. --Pope.
Jingle \Jin"gle\, n. 1. A rattling, clinking, or tinkling sound, as of little bells or pieces of metal.
2. That which makes a jingling sound, as a rattle.
If you plant where savages are, do not only entertain them with trifles and jingles, but use them justly. --Bacon.
3. A correspondence of sound in rhymes, especially when the verse has little merit; hence, a rhyming verse of no poetical merit. `` The least jingle of verse.'' --Guardian.
Note: The verses used in commercial advertisements are often called jingles, especially when sung.
{Jingle shell}. See {Gold shell} (b), under {Gold}.
He sported a real beard, jingle bells, spectacles, rosy cheeks and the requisite red suit.
Mr. Londoff's son, John Jr., born the same year the jingle was written, says he'll retain it when he takes over the dealership later this year.
The herder and his family just follow along, listening for the jingle bells around our necks and the hollow clicking noise the herd makes on the move.
At night, the silence is absolute, save for the occasional jingle and clatter of a passing horse and cart.
It recently replaced the musical soundtrack on two ads, for example, with a more upbeat jingle to the tune of Chris Kenner's early 1960s hit, "I Like It Like That."
No one in the article touched on the age-old school jingle, a precondition to kindergarten graduation: Politeness is to do and to say The kindest thing in the kindest way.
As for director Rob Reiner, he still has enough loose-change humanism from earlier (better) films like When Harry Met Sally to give this juggernaut the occasional jingle of wit, charm and spontaneity. The Bodyguard is in more serious trouble.
She sings the commercial jingle for the national chain of Red Lobster restaurants.
Jim Anquoe, powwow chairman, cited the jingle dress dance as an example of how the event has fostered cultural exchange.
Their hands flutter in the air, jingle pocket change, brush foreheads, clamp onto hips, yank at noses.
The crowd finally got their kazoos, but they didn't have time to play the beer jingle.
Patricia Smart, a Chicago lawyer, also says they can protect a jingle's use by federally registering the copyright.
As the jingle works overtime in the listener's mind, it stretches a little company's tiny advertising budget.
He did it, after writing his own jingle.
If a jingle starts showing its age, one can arrange a facelift.
MCDONALD'S CORP. must defend originality of jingle in court, judge rules.
THE IRS IS TO GET a little more to jingle in its jeans.
And, since it puts a business in a lighter context, a jingle would probably be inappropriate for, say, a funeral home.
Chicago-based Firestone decided to roll out the old jingle because "it still sticks in peoples' minds," Mr. Connor said.
If so, he would do well to stop in at ITI, the ad agency that set off this particular chain reaction by filling Mr. Czech's head with its jingle for Intercommerce.