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jingle

/ˈdʒɪŋɡl/noun

उच्चारण जिंगल

खनखनाहट, छनछनाहट

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [sing.]

    a light ringing sound made when metal objects knock against each other

    खनखनाहट, छनछनाहट

    • the jingle of coins in his pocket
    • the jingle of her anklets
    • I heard the jingle of bells as the cart approached.
    + 2 more examples
    • The jingle of her bangles gave her away.
    • A soft jingle came from the keys on the table.

    Synonyms tinkle clink chink jangle ring

  2. 2

    [C]

    a short song or tune that is easy to remember and is used in advertisements on radio or television

    विज्ञापन-गीत, जिंगल

    • Everyone in the class could sing the old toothpaste jingle.
    • The radio jingle for the new biscuits was stuck in my head all day.
    • The company paid a famous singer to record its new jingle.
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    • The ice-cream van plays a cheerful jingle.
    • That jingle has been in my head since morning.

    Synonyms tune ditty song

verb
  1. 1

    [I, T] ~ sth

    to make a pleasant gentle ringing sound like small bells; to make something do this

    खनकना, छनकना; खनकाना

    • The bells on the bullock cart jingled as it moved.
    • He jingled the keys in his hand.
    • Coins jingled in the beggar's bowl.
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    • The dancer's anklets jingled with each step.
    • She jingled her keys to get his attention.

    Synonyms tinkle clink chink jangle ring

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

jingle (noun: sound)

As an uncountable or singular noun, jingle names the light ringing sound of small metal objects.

'Jingle' छोटी धातु की वस्तुओं की हल्की खनक की आवाज़ का नाम है।

  • We heard the jingle of her anklets in the dark.
  • The jingle of keys told us he was home.

a jingle (noun: advertising song)

A jingle is a short catchy tune used in an advertisement; it is countable.

'Jingle' विज्ञापन में प्रयुक्त छोटा, आकर्षक गीत है; यह countable है।

  • The radio jingle stayed in my head all day.
  • The company hired a singer to write a new jingle.

jingle (verb) with or without object

As a verb it is both intransitive (bells jingle) and transitive (he jingled the coins).

Verb के रूप में यह अकर्मक (bells jingle) और सकर्मक (he jingled the coins) दोनों है।

  • The bells on the cart jingled as it moved.
  • He jingled the coins in his pocket.

jingle + all the way

Jingle appears in the well-known phrase jingle all the way, linked with festive songs about bells.

'Jingle all the way' प्रसिद्ध उत्सवी गीतों में आने वाला वाक्यांश है।

  • The children sang jingle bells in the school hall.
+Collocations 5

adjective + jingle

catchycheerfulfamiliarradiotelevision

  • That catchy jingle is sung by every child in our lane.

verb + jingle

writehumsinghearrecord

  • She hummed the jingle on the way to school.

jingle + preposition

jingle of keysjingle of bellsjingle of coinsjingle with bangles

  • The jingle of bangles filled the courtyard.

noun + jingle

advertisingfestivalbrandbicycle bell

  • A festival jingle played on all the loudspeakers.

jingle + verb

ring outfill the airechostick in the mind

  • The advertising jingle echoed through the market.
“More examples 7
  • The ice-cream van arrived with its usual jingle.

आइसक्रीम की गाड़ी अपनी रोज़ की धुन बजाती हुई आई।

  • She entered the room with a jingle of bracelets.

वह कंगनों की खनक के साथ कमरे में आई।

  • The coins jingled in the temple donation box.

मंदिर के दानपात्र में सिक्के खनके।

  • An old soap jingle is still remembered by my parents.

एक पुराने साबुन का जिंगल आज भी मेरे माता-पिता को याद है।

  • The ringing of the jingle bells welcomed the new year.

घंटियों की खनक ने नए वर्ष का स्वागत किया।

  • Radhika could hear the jingle of the milkman's bicycle bell at dawn.

राधिका को भोर में दूधवाले की साइकिल की घंटी की टनटन सुनाई दी।

  • The jingle of the temple bells could be heard across the whole valley.

मंदिर की घंटियों की खनक पूरी घाटी में सुनाई दे रही थी।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ The jingle of the coins were loud.

✓ The jingle of the coins was loud.

The subject is the singular jingle, not coins, so the verb is singular.

Subject singular 'jingle' है, 'coins' नहीं, इसलिए verb singular होगी।