释义 |
jin·gle I. \ˈjiŋgəl\ verb (jingled ; jingled ; jingling \-g(ə)liŋ\ ; jingles) Etymology: Middle English ginglen, of imitative origin intransitive verb 1. : to make a usually light sharp continued clinking or varied and mingled tinkling usually metallic sound < sleigh bells jingle > < coins in his pocket jingled as he walked > < innumerable pottery bracelets jingled up and down upon her arms — Scott Fitzgerald > 2. : to sound in a way chiefly characterized by continued catchy repetition (as of rhyme, phrase, cadence) — used especially of verse transitive verb : to cause to jingle < jingled the coins in his pocket as he talked > < loved to jingle his spurs — Owen Wister > • jin·gler \-g(ə)lə(r)\ noun -s II. noun (-s) 1. : a metallic jingling sound < the jingle of the small bells > : a rhythmical cadence < the jingle of the verse as he read it > 2. a. : something that jingles or is designed to jingle < a toy tambourine set about with little jingles > b. (1) : a short verse marked especially by catchy repetition (as of rhyme, alliterative sounds, cadences) < not so much a poet as a writer of jingles > (2) : a short catchy song using such a verse < composing jingles for TV advertising > (3) : an incomplete verse used in a contest in which the entrants supply the missing lines 3. : a two-wheeled covered vehicle used mainly in parts of Ireland and Australia as a public conveyance 4. : jingle shell |