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Definition of 'Jangled'

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  • 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]

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