jingling

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jin·gle

(jĭng′gəl)

v. jin·gled, jin·gling, jin·gles

v.intr.

1. To make a tinkling or ringing metallic sound.

2. To have the catchy sound of a simple, repetitious rhyme or doggerel.

v.tr.

To cause to make a tinkling or ringing metallic sound.

1. The sound produced by or as if by bits of metal striking together.

2. A piece of light singsong verse or rhyme.

3. A catchy, often musical advertising slogan.

[Middle English ginglen, of imitative origin.]

jin′gly adj.

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Adj.

jingling - having a series of high-pitched ringing sounds like many small bells; "jingling sleigh bells"

jingly

reverberant - having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected; "a reverberant room"; "the reverberant booms of cannon"

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In the narrow streets the progress of the journey was made sensible to those within by the near fronts of the houses gliding past slowly and shakily, with a great rattle and jingling of glass, as if about to collapse behind the cab; and the infirm horse, with the harness hung over his sharp backbone flapping very loose about his thighs, appeared to be dancing mincingly on his toes with infinite patience.

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It may indeed make jingling coin, but will do no more than that.

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At length, when it was quite dark, Clever Elsie awoke and when she got up there was a jingling all round about her, and the bells rang at each step which she took.

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There came forth in reply only a jingling of the bells.

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The sun was already sinking into the trees when they went with their jingling dippers into the wooded ravine of Mashkin Upland.