jingling

verb

present participle of jingle
as in clinking
to make a repeated sharp light ringing sound the bell on the kitten's collar jingled as she walked

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Recent Examples of jingling The Household Cavalry, on dark horses and with brightly shining breastplates, trotted past, jingling like a cutlery drawer. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026 The hiker then begins jingling bells in the bear's face in an attempt to scare it off, but the bear charges forward. — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026 School rules now insignificant—even to Walsh, who stands hands in his pockets, jingling his keys. — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026 The live action How the Grinch Stole Christmas led the way, jingling all the way to 669M minutes viewed. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2025 The next signs of the nation’s political divide might be jingling in your pocket next year. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025 Some say his spurs are still jingling down the hallway, chasing after her. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025 With real feathers and a jingling bell, this feather cat teaser taps into your cat’s natural hunting instincts. — Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jingling
  1. clinking
  2. tinkling
  3. ringing
  4. rattling
Verb
  • Praise for Selldorf and her award-winning renovation was shown through clinking glasses, applause, and smiles around the room, as waiters in single file arrived with decadent dishes.
    — Eliza Jordan, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Just the sight of the glasses, dewy with condensation on the outside and filled to the rim with clinking ice, nearly chilled my body.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of clinking
Verb
  • Wellness guide Patrick Mauroner leads early-bird or afternoon hikes and e-bike rides through the Alpe di Siusi meadows, past fields tinkling with cowbells and grazed by pretty palomino horses.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The small fragments of colorful glass, strung along together, produce soothing sounds, their tinkling notes wafting through the air alongside a chorus of windchimes and the sweet scent of plumeria blooming in the garden.
    — Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
Definition of tinkling
Verb
  • The bell, sans artist, continues to mark the passage of time, ringing every hour over the pavilion and its guests, a grotesque altar to the ongoing Venetian apocalypse.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Her phone was on the driver’s seat, ringing constantly, a police officer testified.
    — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of ringing
Verb
  • Sound quality is also good, with ultra-deep bass rattling your brain on songs that feature it.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The production is a rattling junk drawer of circuit-bent thrift-store keyboards, dusty drum machines, and unintuitive loops, and KTO combines them into head-scratching, shouldn’t-work grooves.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of rattling

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“Jingling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jingling. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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