jin|gle-jan|gle

jin|gle-jan|gle
jin|gle-jan|gle «JIHNG guhl JANG guhl», noun, verb, -gled, -gling.
–n.
1. an alternating jingle of sounds: »

the jingle-jangle of spurs.

2. a verse or sentence characterized by this.
–v.i.
1. to jingle with alternation of sounds.
2. to proceed with such simple sounds and repetitions: »

Our critics have gone on about Shaw's play in the bumbling and jingle-jangling way of the most amazing of Shaw's doctor-characters, Bloomfield Bonington (Punch).


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