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jangle

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

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