jingle-jangle

/ˈdʒɪŋɡəlˈdʒæŋɡəl/

noun

A jingling or jangling sound.

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Meanings

nounjingle-jangle (plural jingle-jangles)

plural jingle-jangles · alternative jinglejangle

  1. A jingling or jangling sound.
  2. Something that makes such sound, such as a trinket or ornament.
verbjingle-jangle (third-person singular simple present jingle-jangles, present participle jingle-jangling, simple past and past participle jingle-jangled)

present singular third person jingle-jangles · participle present jingle-jangling · participle past jingle-jangled · past jingle-jangled · alternative jinglejangle

  1. intransitiveTo make a jingling or jangling sound.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake a sound typical of metallic objects

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Broader
make noiseresoundnoise
Also see
janglejingle

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From jingle by ablaut reduplication.

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APA

jingle-jangle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jingle-jangle

MLA

“jingle-jangle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jingle-jangle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jingle-jangle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jingle-jangle.

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