jingle

BrE /ˈdʒɪŋɡl/ AmE /ˈdʒɪŋɡl/

noun / verb en → es

1 SOUND [uncountable] B1

a short, light sound made by small metal objects or coins when they move together

sonido metálico, tintineo

Collocations jingle of keys

  • I could hear the jingle of her keys as she walked down the corridor.

    Podía escuchar el tintineo de sus llaves mientras caminaba por el pasillo.

2 MUSIC [countable] B2

a short, catchy tune played on a radio or TV advertisement to attract people's attention

melodía publicitaria, jingle musical

Collocations jingle for an advert

  • The radio station plays a different jingle every hour.

    La estación de radio reproduce un jingle diferente cada hora.

3 VERB [intransitive] B1

to make short, light sounds like small metal objects or coins moving together

tintinear, hacer sonidos metálicos

Collocations jingle in one's pocket

  • The coins jingled in his pocket.

    Las monedas tintineaban en su bolsillo.