Thesaurus: jangle

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1. v. i. To sound harshly or discordantly, as bells out of tune.
2. v. i. To talk idly; to prate; to babble; to chatter; to gossip.
3. v. i. To quarrel in words; to altercate; to wrangle.
4. v. t. To cause to sound harshly or inharmoniously; to produce discordant sounds with.
5. n. Idle talk; prate; chatter; babble.
6. n. Discordant sound; wrangling.
7. n. a metallic sound
8. v. make a sound typical of metallic objects
9. 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. To cause to sound harshly or inharmoniously; to produce discordant sounds with. Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune, and harsh. Shak. 1. Idle talk; prate; chatter; babble. Chaucer. 2. Discordant sound; wrangling. The musical jangle of sleigh bells. Longfellow.
10. To cause to sound harshly or inharmoniously; to producediscordant sounds with.Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune, and harsh. Shak.
11. n:24/v:76 n a metallic sound v make a sound typical of metallic objects