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jingly

/ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡli/

jingly adjective: that jingles, having a jingling sound.

Adjective

jingly (comparative jinglier, superlative jingliest)

  1. that jingles, having a jingling sound.

Forms of jingly

comparativejinglier
superlativejingliest

Origin of jingly

From jingle + -y.

Words formed from jingly

Words that rhyme with jingly

Questions about jingly

What does jingly mean?
Jingly means that jingles, having a jingling sound.
What part of speech is jingly?
Jingly is an adjective.
How do you pronounce jingly?
Jingly is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡli/.

Words near jingly in the dictionary

  1. jingling Johnnies
  2. jingling Johnny
  3. jinglingly
  4. jinglings
  5. Jinglish
  6. jingly
  7. jingly-jangly
  8. Jingmen
  9. jingmenvirus
  10. jingmenviruses
  11. Jingning

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