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jingling

jingling noun: the sound made by something that jingles. Also the present participle and gerund of jingle.

Noun

jingling (countable and uncountable, plural jinglings)

  1. The sound made by something that jingles.
    • the jinglings of many bells
  2. An old parlour game in which blindfolded players within a ring attempted to catch another player to whom a bell was tied.

Also used as

jingling is also the present participle and gerund of jingle.

Forms of jingling

pluraljinglings

Phrases with jingling

Questions about jingling

What does jingling mean?
Jingling means the sound made by something that jingles.
What part of speech is jingling?
Jingling is a noun.
What is the plural of jingling?
The plural of jingling is jinglings.

Words near jingling in the dictionary

  1. jinglesome
  2. jinglet
  3. jinglets
  4. jinglier
  5. jingliest
  6. jingling
  7. jingling Johnnies
  8. jingling Johnny
  9. jinglingly
  10. jinglings
  11. Jinglish

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