JINGLE

Jingle

A jingle is a short tune used in advertising and for other commercial uses. The jingle contains one or more hooks and meaning that explicitly promote the product being advertised, usually through the use of one or more advertising slogans. Ad buyers use jingles in radio and television commercials; they can also be used in non-advertising contexts to establish or maintain a brand image. Jingles are a form of sound branding.

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jingle

Noun

  1. The sound of metal or glass clattering against itself.
    He heard the jingle of her keys in the door and turned off the screen.
  2. A short tune or verse, especially one used to advertise something.
  3. A carriage drawn by horses.

Verb

  1. To make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.
    The beads jingled as she walked.
  2. To cause to make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.
    She jingled the beads as she walked.
  3. To rhyme or sound with a jingling effect.


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