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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jangle \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jangle \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jangle \Jan"gle\, n. [Cf. OF jangle.] 1. Idle talk; prate; chatter; babble. --Chaucer. 2. Discordant sound; wrangling. The musical jangle of sleigh bells. --Longfellow. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: jangle n : a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells" [syn: {clang}, {clangor}, {clangour}, {clangoring}, {clank}, {clash}, {crash}] v : as of metallic objects; "The keys were jingling in his pocket" [syn: {jingle}, {jinglejangle}]
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