jingle-jangle

English

Alternative forms

  • jinglejangle

Etymology

From jingle by ablaut reduplication.

Noun

jingle-jangle (plural jingle-jangles)

  1. A jingling or jangling sound.
  2. Something that makes such sound, such as a trinket or ornament.

Verb

jingle-jangle (third-person singular simple present jingle-jangles, present participle jingle-jangling, simple past and past participle jingle-jangled)

  1. (intransitive) To make a jingling or jangling sound.
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