jangle
1Jangle — Jan gle, n. [Cf. OF. jangle.] [1913 Webster] 1. Idle talk; prate; chatter; babble. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Discordant sound; wrangling. [1913 Webster] 3. The unmelodious ringing of multiple metallic objects striking together, such as a set of… …
2jangle — [jaŋ′gəl] vi. jangled, jangling [ME janglen < OFr jangler, to jangle, prattle, prob. < Frank * jangelon, to jeer] 1. to quarrel or argue noisily 2. to make a harsh, inharmonious sound, as of a bell out of tune vt. 1. to utter in a harsh,… …
3jangle — [n] cacophony of noises babel, clang, clangor, clash, din, dissonance, hubbub*, hullabaloo*, jar, pandemonium, racket, rattle, reverberation, roar, tumult, uproar; concept 595 jangle [v] make clinking noises chime, clank, clash, clatter, conflict …
4Jangle — Jan gle, v. t. To cause to sound harshly or inharmoniously; to produce discordant sounds with. [1913 Webster] Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune, and harsh. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
5Jangle — Jan gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jangling}.] [OE. janglen to quarrel, OF. jangler to rail, quarrel; of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. jangelen, janken, to whimper, chide, brawl, quarrel.] [1913 Webster] 1. To sound harshly …
6jangle — index altercation, brawl (noun), brawl (verb), controversy (argument), fracas, fray, noise Burton s L …
7jangle — ► VERB 1) make or cause to make a ringing metallic sound. 2) (of one s nerves) be set on edge. ► NOUN ▪ an instance of jangling. DERIVATIVES jangly adjective. ORIGIN Old French jangler …
8jangle — {{11}}jangle (n.) late 13c., gossip, slanderous conversation, dispute, from O.Fr. jangle, from jangler (see JANGLE (Cf. jangle) (v.)). Meaning discordant sound is from 1795. {{12}}jangle (v.) c.1300, jangeln, to talk excessively, chatter, talk… …
9jangle — v. (D; intr.) to jangle on ( to irritate ) (to jangle on smb. s nerves) * * * [ dʒæŋg(ə)l] (D; intr.) to jangle on (to jangle on smb. s nerves; to irritate ) …
10jangle — jan|gle [ˈdʒæŋgəl] v [I and T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: jangler] 1.) if metal objects jangle, or if you jangle them, they make a sound when they hit each other ▪ Her bracelets jangled on her wrist. ▪ Dev jangled his car keys. 2.)… …
