jin·gle·jan·gle I. \|jiŋgəl|jaŋgəl\noun (-s) Etymology: reduplication of jingle (II) : a jingling and jangling sound < the unpleasant jinglejangle of metallic objects in the trunk of the car > II. intransitive verb : to make a jinglejangle < jinglejangle like goat bells on the Alps — Rose Macaulay >