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Jingle vs Ringing - What's the difference?

jingle | ringing | Synonyms |

Jingle is a synonym of ringing.


As nouns the difference between jingle and ringing

is that jingle is the sound of metal or glass clattering against itself while ringing is the sound of ringing.

As verbs the difference between jingle and ringing

is that jingle is to make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself while ringing is .

As an adjective ringing is

loud and clear.

jingle

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The sound of metal or glass clattering against itself.
    • He heard the jingle of her keys in the door and turned off the screen.
  • A short tune or verse, especially one used to advertise something.
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    • , year=2012 , date=June 3 , author=Nathan Rabin , title=TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Mr. Plow” (season 4, episode 9; originally aired 11/19/1992) citation , page= , passage=The best of friends become the worst of enemies when Barney makes a hilarious attack ad where he viciously pummels a cardboard cut-out of Homer before special guest star Linda Ronstadt joins the fun to both continue the attack on the helpless Homer stand-in and croon a slanderously accurate, insanely catchy jingle about how “Mr. Plow is a loser/And I think he is a boozer.” }}
  • A carriage drawn by horses.
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    • Verb

  • To make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.
    • The beads jingled as she walked.
  • To cause to make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.
    • She jingled the beads as she walked.
  • (dated) To rhyme or sound with a jingling effect.
  • * Macaulay
    • Jingling street ballads.

    Derived terms

    * jingle bell

    Related terms

    * jangle

    See also

    * clink * rattle ----

    ringing

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The sound of ringing.
  • The quality of being resonant.
  • A technique used in the study of wild birds, by attaching a small, individually numbered, metal or plastic tag to their legs or wings.

    • Synonyms

    * (technique used in the study of birds) banding

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Loud and clear.
  • Made forcefully; powerful.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

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