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Meaning of 'jangle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Jangle [ n.]
- Idle talk; prate; chatter; babble.
- Discordant sound; wrangling.
2 . Jangle [ v. i.]
- To sound harshly or discordantly, as bells out of tune.
- To talk idly; to prate; to babble; to chatter; to gossip.
- To quarrel in words; to altercate; to wrangle.
3 . Jangle [ v. t.]
- To cause to sound harshly or inharmoniously; to produce discordant sounds with.

Meaning of 'jangle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . jangle [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a metallic sound
Example in sentence:
  • the jangle of spurs;
  • the jingle of coins
2 . jangle [ v]
Meaning (2):
- make a sound typical of metallic objects
Example in sentence:
  • The keys were jingling in his pocket

Nearby Words:

jan jane jane-of-apes jangled jangler jangleress janglery jangling janissary janitor

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