jingle

/ˈdʒɪŋ·ɡəl/ verb (present participle jingling, past tense and past participle jingled)

Definition

› to make repeated, gentle ringing sounds, or to cause metal objects to make these sounds: He jingled the coins in his pocket.

(Definition of jingle verb from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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