D defs.my
Entry 7 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Jangle

/jăng'-gəl/ · Jan·gle · IPA /ˈd͡ʒæŋɡ(ə)l/
01 v. i. To sound harshly or discordantly, as bells out of tune.
imp. & p. p. Jangled; p. pr. & vb. n. Jangling
  1. 1.
    To sound harshly or discordantly, as bells out of tune.
  2. 2.
    To talk idly; to prate; to babble; to chatter; to gossip.
  3. 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.
02 v. t. To cause to sound harshly or inharmoniously; to produce discordant sounds with.
  1. 1.
    To cause to sound harshly or inharmoniously; to produce discordant sounds with.
    “Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune, and harsh.” Shak.
03 n. Idle talk; prate; chatter; babble.
  1. 1.
    Idle talk; prate; chatter; babble.
  2. 2.
    Discordant sound; wrangling.
  3. 3.
    The unmelodious ringing of multiple metallic objects striking together, such as a set of small bells.
    “The musical jangle of sleigh bells.” Longfellow.