jingle
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- Regno Unito//ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡl̩//
- Stati Uniti//ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡ(ə)l//
The sound of metal or glass clattering against itself.
sostantivo
- 1
The sound of metal or glass clattering against itself.
He heard the jingle of her keys in the door and turned off the screen.
- 2
A small piece of metal attached to a musical instrument, such as a tambourine, so as to make a jangling sound when the instrument is played.
Her tambourine didn't come with any jingles attached.
- 3
A memorable short song, or in some cases a snippet of a popular song with its lyrics modified, used for the purposes of advertising a product or service in a TV or radio commercial.
That used-car dealership's jingle has been stuck in my head since we heard that song.
The best of friends become the worst of enemies when Barney makes a hilarious attack ad where he viciously pummels a cardboard cut-out of Homer before special guest star Linda Ronstadt joins the fun to both continue the attack on the helpless Homer stand-in and croon a slanderously accurate, insanely catchy jingle about how “Mr. Plow is a loser/And I think he is a boozer.”
- 4
A carriage drawn by horses.
They drove in a jingle across Cork while it was still early morning and Stephen finished his sleep in a bedroom of the Victoria Hotel.
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gergoA brief telephone call.
Give me a jingle when you find out something.
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A jingle shell.
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gergoCoin money.
If all you folks who donate your hard-earned jingle to PETA aren't convinced of your ill-advised ways yet, you should probably check this out.
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gergoPee, urine.
Etimologia
The verb, which is older than the noun, is from Middle English gyngle. Onomatopoeic; compare jangle.
verbo
- 1
To make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.
The beads jingled as she walked.
I / Perceive 'tis an advantage for a man to vvear ſpurres, / The rovvell of Knight-hood does gingle in the eare of their / Vnderſtanding.
He heard then a warm heavy sigh, softer, as she turned over and the loose brass quoits of the bedstead jingled. Must get those settled really.
- 2
To cause to make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.
She jingled the beads as she walked.
- 3
desuetoTo rhyme or sound with a jingling effect.
jingling street ballads
- 4
To pee, to urinate.
Forme
- plurale
- jingles
- passato
- jingled
- participio passato
- jingled
- participio presente
- jingling
- 3ª persona singolare
- jingles
jingle · The sound of metal or glass clattering against itself.
Jingle · A county of Xinzhou, Shanxi, China.jingling · The sound made by something that jingles.jinx · A hex; an evil spell.