Jangle /(?)/
Jan·gle
Jangle
v. i.
imp. & p. p. Jangled; p. pr. & vb. n. Jangling
- To sound harshly or discordantly, as bells out of tune.
- To talk idly; to prate; to babble; to chatter; to gossip.
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To quarrel in words; to altercate; to wrangle.
Good wits will be jangling; but, gentles, agree.
Prussian Trenck . . . jargons and jangles in an unmelodious manner.
Jangle
v. t.
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To cause to sound harshly or inharmoniously; to produce discordant sounds with.
Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune, and harsh.
Jangle
n.
- Idle talk; prate; chatter; babble.
- Discordant sound; wrangling.
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The unmelodious ringing of multiple metallic objects striking together, such as a set of small bells.
The musical jangle of sleigh bells.