jingle-jangle

1. 1.

   make a sound typical of metallic objects

   “The keys were jingling in his pocket”

   Synonymsjinglejangle

   Broadermake noise

Questions about jingle-jangle

What does jingle-jangle mean?

jingle-jangle means "make a sound typical of metallic objects".

How many syllables are in jingle-jangle?

jingle-jangle has 4 syllables and divides as jin-gle--jan-gle under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.