How to pronounce jingle
American English pronunciation
JING-gul
- IPA
- /ˈdʒɪŋɡəl/
- Syllables
- JING · gul (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What jingle means
Most people know jingle in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A short catchy song used in an ad
In a sentence: I can't stop humming the cereal jingle from that TV commercial.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Middle English word that copies a clinking sound. Later it came to mean a short, catchy rhyme or tune.
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