jingles

Sleigh bell sounds

Jingles are short, catchy tunes designed to stick in your head—typically used in advertising to make products memorable: I can't get that fast-food jingle out of my head.

The word also covers any light, repetitive clinking sound, like keys or small bells: the jingle of her bracelets.

As a verb, to jingle is to make such a sound: Coins jingled in his pocket.

advertising

commercial

Paid broadcast promotion

catchy · memorable · broadcast · radio · television · spot · campaign · brand · product · sponsor

catchy

earworm

Inescapable catchy melody

sing-along · stuck in your head · hummable · infectious · tune · melody · chorus · refrain · pop · ditty

bells

sleigh bells

Small ringing harness ornaments

ring · clatter · rattle · metallic · holiday · Christmas · reindeer · Santa · doorbell · wind chimes

sound

tinkle

Light, clear ring

ding · ting-a-ling · clatter · rattle · metallic · keys · coins · bracelets · bangles · loose change

Categories
Opposites
musical complexity/scale

jinglessymphonies

Extended compositions for orchestra

operas · concertos · oratorios · tone poems · cantatas

commercial vs. artistic purpose

jinglesart music

Formal composed tradition

protest songs · folk ballads · lieder · anthems · spirituals

SOUND QUALITY (as verb: jingling sound)

jinglesthuds

Dull impact sounds

booms · thumps · rumbles · drones · clanks

Phrases
Family

jingle, jingling, jingly, jingled, jingle bells, jingle-jangle

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G