'Jangle' definitions:

Definition of 'jangle'

(from WordNet)
noun
A metallic sound; "the jingle of coins"; "the jangle of spurs" [syn: jingle, jangle]
verb
Make a sound typical of metallic objects; "The keys were jingling in his pocket" [syn: jingle, jingle-jangle, jangle]

Definition of 'Jangle'

From: GCIDE
  • Jangle \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 or discordantly, as bells out of tune. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To talk idly; to prate; to babble; to chatter; to gossip. "Thou janglest as a jay." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To quarrel in words; to altercate; to wrangle. [1913 Webster]
  • Good wits will be jangling; but, gentles, agree. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Prussian Trenck . . . jargons and jangles in an unmelodious manner. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Jangle'

From: GCIDE
  • Jangle \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]

Definition of 'Jangle'

From: GCIDE
  • Jangle \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 small bells. [PJC]
  • The musical jangle of sleigh bells. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'jangle'

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Words containing 'Jangle'