Meaning of JANGLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'janggul
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- [n] a metallic sound; "the jingle of coins"; "the jangle of spurs"
- [v] as of metallic objects; "The keys were jingling in his pocket"
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| | Synonyms: | | jingle, jingle, jinglejangle |
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| | See Also: | | make noise, noise, resound, sound | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.]
1. To sound harshly or discordantly, as bells out of tune.
2. To talk idly; to prate; to babble; to chatter; to gossip.
``Thou janglest as a jay.'' --Chaucer.
3. To quarrel in words; to altercate; to wrangle.
Good wits will be jangling; but, gentles, agree.
--Shak.
Prussian Trenck . . . jargons and jangles in an
unmelodious manner. --Carlyle.
\Jan"gle\, v. t.
To cause to sound harshly or inharmoniously; to produce
discordant sounds with.
Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune, and harsh.
--Shak.
\Jan"gle\, n. [Cf. OF. jangle.]
1. Idle talk; prate; chatter; babble. --Chaucer.
2. Discordant sound; wrangling.
The musical jangle of sleigh bells. --Longfellow.
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