jangle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a metallic sound
    jingle.
    • the jingle of coins
    • the jangle of spurs
  2. verb make a sound typical of metallic objects
    jingle; jingle-jangle.
    • The keys were jingling in his pocket

WordNet

Jan"gle intransitive verb
Etymology
OE. janglen to quarrel, OF. jangler to rail, quarrel; of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. jangelen, janken, to whimper, chide, brawl, quarrel.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Jangled ; present participle & verbal noun Jangling
Definitions
  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 transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To cause to sound harshly or inharmoniously; to produce discordant sounds with.
    Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune, and harsh. Shak.
Jan"gle noun
Etymology
Cf. OF.jangle.
Definitions
  1. Idle talk; prate; chatter; babble. Chaucer.
  2. Discordant sound; wrangling.
    The musical jangle of sleigh bells. Longfellow.

Webster 1913