JIN'GLE, verb intransitive 1. To make a sharp clattering sound; to ring as a little bell, or as small pieces of sonorous metal; as gingling halfpence. 2. To utter affected or chiming sounds in periods or cadence. GIN'GLE, verb transitive To shake so as to make clattering sounds in quick succession; to ring, as a little bell, or as small coins. The bells she gingled, and the whistle blew. GIN'GLE, noun A shrill clattering sound, or a succession of sharp sounds, as those made by a little bell or by small coins. 1. Affection in the sounds of periods in reading or speaking, or rather chiming sounds.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI