jingle

«jingle» in Mova's school dictionary: a light ringing sound made by small metal things, like… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a jingle, jingles); verb (jingle, jingles, jingled, jingling)

meaning for a pupil

1) A jingle is a light ringing sound made by small metal things, like keys, coins or little bells, knocking together. tree →

2) To jingle is to make or cause that sound. tree →

3) A jingle is a short, catchy tune or song used in an advert on radio or TV. tree →

4) A jingle can also be a short, bouncy rhyme that is easy to remember. tree →

sense in the lessons

At Christmas: «Jingle Bells», sleigh bells jingling. In stories: the jingle of keys tells the reader someone is coming. In media lessons: advertising jingles are easy to remember.

examples

• I heard the jingle of Mum's keys at the door. tree →
• The coins jingled in my pocket. tree →
• We sang «Jingle Bells» at the Christmas concert. tree →
• The cat's bell jingles when she moves. tree →
• That advert jingle is stuck in my head! tree →
• The ice-cream van's jingle played down the street. tree →
• He jingled the money in his hand. tree →

note

Countable noun. Past: jingled. Compare sounds: jingle (light metal), clink (glass or metal touching), clang (loud metal), tinkle (very light, high).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «jingle» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.