jingly
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4.4
- adjective
- /ˈdʒɪŋɡli/
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tintineante
- People were sort of writing a jingly-jangly kind of song... which seemed to have something to do with me, I, you know, like, "okay..."
When I see things like this, there's also certain sounds that I hear, kind of that crinkly, jingly sound that some children's toys make.
- When I see things like this, there's also certain sounds that I hear, kind of that crinkly, jingly sound that some children's toys make.
- These earrings are very jingly jangly and I think I'm just going to take them out in case it's going over the mic.
Examples
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The jingly bells, the sleigh on the roof.
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"Another Chance" follows this up with a jingly, conversational tone set upon by the repetitive squabbling of an unknown voice confessing their weakness under influence.
Blog text (9) -
I got some jingly stuff.
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I've been doing jingly junk with girlfriends the past couple of weeks for the upcoming
Blog text (5) -
[jingly music]
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When I see things like this, there's also certain sounds that I hear, kind of that crinkly, jingly sound that some children's toys make.
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These earrings are very jingly jangly and I think I'm just going to take them out in case it's going over the mic.
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Libbie claps down the phone, and it gives off a jingly metallic recoil.
Fiction book (1998) -
But what the villagers did have were lots and lots of new coins; coins that sparkled and shined; coins that made a jingly sound.
Blog text (24) -
The children laughed as they ran through the park, their jingly bracelets making cheerful sounds.
Synonyms
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5.0
Making a light high ringing sound like small bells
Making light, high sounds like small bells
Making short, high ringing sounds like small bells
Antonyms
How Ringing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Jingly comes from the simple word jingle, which copies a light, ringing sound like small bells, and the ending -y, meaning 'full of' or 'having'. So something jingly is 'full of jingle' — it makes a series of small, high, bell-like sounds.