intransitive verb jangled -·gled, jangling -·gling

1. to quarrel or argue noisily
2. to make a harsh, inharmonious sound, as of a bell out of tune

Etymology: ME janglen < OFr jangler, to jangle, prattle, prob. < Frank *jangelon, to jeer

transitive verb

1. to utter in a harsh, inharmonious manner
2. to cause to make a harsh sound
3. to irritate very much to jangle someone's nerves

noun

1. noisy or annoying talk
2. noisy quarrel or arguing
3. a harsh sound; discordant ringing