Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jingly

/ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: jing-ly
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡli/

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

that jingles, having a jingling sound.

Etymology

Etymology tree English jingle Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English jingly From jingle + -y.

Inflected Forms

jinglier (comparative) jingliest (superlative)

Phrases

jingly-jangly

Synonyms

jingling

Rhymes With

singly

Questions

How do you pronounce jingly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡli/.
What does jingly mean?: that jingles, having a jingling sound.
Where does jingly come from?: Etymology tree English jingle Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English jingly From jingle + -y.

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