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to jingle-jangle

to jingle-jangle

1 7.5
A light ringing sound that small metal things make when they touch
  • verb
  • /ˈdʒɪŋɡəlˌdʒæŋɡəl/
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  • When the wind blew, the wind chimes started to jingle-jangle together.

Examples

Synonyms

to ring
vsto jingle-jangle
430 1.0

To make a clear sound like a bell that can be heard far away

is narrower, meaning light, repeated metallic contacts rather than broad ringing
to ding
vsto jingle-jangle
22 6.1

To make a short high sound like a small bell, for example on a phone

is about multiple light metallic contacts rather than one single bell tone
to jingle
vsto jingle-jangle
18 2.8

To make a light ringing sound by moving small metal objects

is more about repeated contact of small metal objects rather than single strikes
to clink
vsto jingle-jangle
16 5.1

To make a short, sharp sound by hitting glass or metal together

is focused on repeated light metal contact rather than single sharp hits
tinkle
vsto jingle-jangle
12 4.4

A light clear ringing sound like a small bell

is about repeated light metal sounds rather than one clear bell tone
to ting
vsto jingle-jangle
11 8.3

To make a light, clear ringing sound like a small bell or glass

focuses on repeated touching of small metal items rather than one bright ring
to ching
vsto jingle-jangle
1 8.8

To make a short sharp ringing sound like metal hitting metal

is about ongoing light metallic sounds from touching metal pieces
to tink
vsto jingle-jangle
1 9.5

To make a short high ringing sound like a small bell

involves repeated light metallic contact rather than one brief ring
to chink
vsto jingle-jangle
1 7.7

To make a short high ringing sound like small metal pieces hitting

is broader, covering repeated light metallic contact rather than single thin rings
to plink
vsto jingle-jangle
1 7.3

To make a short high sound by hitting small hard things

is centered on repeated touching of small metal pieces rather than plucked notes
jingling
vsto jingle-jangle
2.9

Making light, high sounds like small bells

is similar but focuses on small metal pieces touching repeatedly
to dingling
vsto jingle-jangle
6.1

To make a light ringing sound like a small bell

is more mechanical, stressing metal objects hitting rather than musical tone
tinkling
vsto jingle-jangle
2.7

Making short, high ringing sounds like small bells

is similar but emphasizes metal object contact rather than bell likeness
clinking
vsto jingle-jangle
3.4

A light, sharp ringing sound when keys or glasses touch

is similar but centers on small metal objects touching, not glass taps
to tintinnabulate
vsto jingle-jangle
  • Archaic
9.9

To make a soft ringing sound like a small bell

is the common everyday term for repeated light metallic sounds

Antonyms

silence
660 2.0

A period with no sound or speech

quiet
45 1.0

A calm time with little or no sound

How Loud

to clang
11 3.5
to jangle
13 5.1
to jingle-jangle
1 7.5
to tinkle
15 3.9

Surface Forms

jingle-jangle infinitive
jingle-jangled past
jingle-jangled past participle
jingle-jangling present participle
jingle-jangles third person singular

Morphology

jingle-jangle = jingle + jangle (transparent) = jingle + jangle

A hyphenated reduplicative compound of two onomatopoeic verbs whose meanings combine to indicate repeated light metallic ringing, which learners can derive from the bases.

Etymology

The word jingle-jangle comes from copying small metal sounds — it joins jingle and jangle, two words that try to copy the noise of coins or little bells. So to jingle-jangle is to make a repeated 'light, metallic, ringing' sound when metal things touch.