jangle

(jaŋgəl)

intransitive verb jangled, jangling

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

Origin: 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

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See jangle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb jan·gled, jan·gling, jan·gles
verb, intransitive
To make a harsh metallic sound: The spurs jangled noisily.
verb, transitive
  1. To cause to make a harsh discordant sound.
  2. To have an irritating effect on: The racket from the street jangled my nerves.
noun
A harsh metallic sound.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English janglen, to chatter

Origin: , from Old French jangler

Origin: , probably of Germanic origin

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Related Forms:

  • janˈgler noun

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