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jangle definition

jan·gle (jaŋgəl)

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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