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Meanings of jingle-jangle in English

Portuguese
tilintar
Catalan
esquellejar

Make a sound typical of metallic objects.

        tilintar
        Synonyms
        Examples for "jingle"
        Examples for "jingle"
        1
        Just then the quick ears of Miles heard the jingle of arms.
        For the Term of His Natural Life
        2
        At the faintest sound of movement in the brushwood, the jingle ceases.
        The Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters o...
        3
        And then I heard it: the light jingle of a horse's tack.
        Scarlet
        4
        And he made a pleasant jingle with the coins in his pocket.
        Mary Rose of Mifflin
        5
        The course of the ship was changed, and the jingle bell sounded.
        A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" / From the Diary of Number Five of ...
        1
        From the cross streets, sounded in the distance the jangle of sleigh-bells.
        Santa Claus's Partner
        2
        Fallion saw a flicker of light and heard the jangle of keys.
        Sons of the Oak
        3
        Distantly, Harper heard the jingle-jangle of empty cartridges falling into the road.
        The Fireman
        4
        I heard the jangle of keys as I reached the next landing.
        NS13 Zero Hour (2010)
        5
        A jangle of keys without imposed a sudden lull on the noise.
        Kilgorman: A Story of Ireland in 1798
        Usage of jingle-jangle in English
        1
        Distantly, Harper heard the jingle-jangle of empty cartridges falling into the road.
        The Fireman
        2
        A jingle-jangle of broken strings, laughable and dreadful, was the only answer.
        Hauntings / Fantastic Stories
        3
        I hear the swish-swish-swish of her silken gown and the jingle-jangle of the silver chain about her neck.
        The Sandman Book of Dreams
        4
        Her married pop-star boyfriend had set her up in Ladbroke Grove, a colorful tie-dyed area where many a jingle-jangle morning had taken place.
        I’m With the Band
        5
        If there was any doubt at all, though, it fled when the box hit the ground and he heard the brass shells jingle-jangle inside.
        Heart-shaped box
        6
        A baker's cart had already rattled through the street, chasing away the latest vestige of night's sanctity with the jingle-jangle of its dissonant bells.
        The House of the Seven Gables
        7
        The dumpy police officer turned and began to run back to the car, handcuffs jingle-jangling on his belt.
        The Fireman
        8
        "And the infernal jingle-jangle," said the corporal.
        The Mystery of Cloomber
        Translations for jingle-jangle