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Jangle

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Noun

1. jangle, jingle

a metallic sound

Example Sentences:
'the jingle of coins'
'the jangle of spurs'

Verb

2. jangle, jingle, jingle-jangle

make a sound typical of metallic objects

Example Sentences:
'The keys were jingling in his pocket'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Jangle

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verb
1. 
to sound or cause to sound discordantly, harshly, or unpleasantly
the telephone jangled
2. (transitive)
to produce a jarring effect on
the accident jangled his nerves
3.  an archaic word for wrangle
noun
4. 
a harsh, unpleasant ringing noise
5. 
an argument or quarrel

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Jangle

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verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈjangled or ˈjangling
1. 
to quarrel or argue noisily
2. 
to make a harsh, inharmonious sound, as of a bell out of tune
verb transitive
3. 
to utter in a harsh, inharmonious manner
4. 
to cause to make a harsh sound
5. 
to irritate very much
to jangle someone's nerves
noun
6. 
noisy or annoying talk
7. 
noisy quarrel or arguing
8. 
a harsh sound; discordant ringing

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Jangle

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v. jan·gled, jan·gling, jan·gles
v.intr.
To make a harsh metallic sound: The spurs jangled noisily.
v.tr.
1. To cause to make a harsh discordant sound.
2. To have an irritating effect on: The racket from the street jangled my nerves.
n.
A harsh metallic sound.

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