jingling
present participle ofjingle
jingle
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈdʒɪŋ.ɡəl/us/ˈdʒɪŋ.ɡəl/to make arepeatedgentleringingsound, or to make things do this:
Shewaitedfor him by thecar, jingling thekeysin herhand.
Thecoinsjingled in herpocketas shewalkedalong.
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- bong
- chuff
- clatter
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- growl
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- plunk
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
Examplesofjingling
jingling
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
But one sees girls on the tube with as many as four or five chainsjinglingaway.
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No doubt he would then stay for seven years thumbing his nose at the landlord andjinglinghis £8,000 a year in his pocket.
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So silver will go the way of gold and no longer find itselfjinglingin our pockets or residing in our purses.
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Or if adult education is not seen in those terms, then to many people it means thejinglingsounds of the country dance.
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One might also point to the fact that today there is less moneyjinglingin people's pockets.
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Dismissed editors have gone away with their golden handshakesjinglingin their pockets.
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It is a key collector that threatens attackers by fiercelyjinglingits keys at them.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This dancejinglingcymbals called a small musical instrument to carry.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These sounds can range from the dull sounds typical of wooden rattles to thejinglingor bell type sounds that metal rattles make.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When the instrument was shaken, it produced ajinglingsound reminiscent of small bells.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some folk music features similar instruments based on a wooden staff withjinglingattachments.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This design allowed coins to be put in the bottle but not allow them to be removed easily without the coinsjinglingagainst the glass.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They soon fall asleep but are awakened hours later (by which time morning has broken) by the sound ofjinglingbells.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As for the producers, the cash register has just begunjingling.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Sets of expensive bangles made of gold and silver make ajinglingsound.
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