Definitions of jangle [ˈdʒæŋ gəl]

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Definition of 'jangle'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) jangle
to produce a harsh, discordant sound:
coins jangling together.

2.  jangle
to speak angrily; wrangle.

3. (v.t.) jangle
to cause to make a harsh, discordant, usu. metallic sound.

4.  jangle
to cause to become irritated or upset:
loud noise that jangles the nerves.

5. (n.) jangle
a harsh or discordant sound.

6.  jangle
an argument, dispute, or quarrel.

Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < OF jangler < Gmc; cf. MD jangelen to haggle, whine)

Definition of 'jangle'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) jingle, jangle
a metallic sound
"the jingle of coins"; "the jangle of spurs"

2. (verb) jingle, jingle-jangle, jangle
make a sound typical of metallic objects
"The keys were jingling in his pocket"

Definition of 'jangle'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) jangle
idle talk; prate; chatter; babble

2. (noun) jangle
discordant sound; wrangling

3. (verb) jangle
to sound harshly or discordantly, as bells out of tune

4. (verb) jangle
to talk idly; to prate; to babble; to chatter; to gossip

5. (verb) jangle
to quarrel in words; to altercate; to wrangle

6. (verb) jangle
to cause to sound harshly or inharmoniously; to produce discordant sounds with

Translation of 'jangle'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to (cause to) give a harsh (ringing) sound The bell jangled noisily.
Afrikaans: klink-klank, gerammel	Arabic: يُسْمِعُ صَوْتا حادا ومُز	Bulgarian: дрънкам
Brazilian: retinir	Czech: řinčet	German: schrillen
Danish: klirre; ringe	Greek: κουδουνίζω	Spanish: sonar de un modo discorda
Estonian: plärisema	Farsi: صدای گوش خراش ایجاد کردن؛	Finnish: kalista
French: retentir (avec un bruit d	Hebrew: לְהָשמִיע צְרִימָה	Hindi: झनझनाना
Croatian: brenčati	Hungarian: csörög	Indonesian: mendentangkan
Icelandic: glamra	Italian: (emettere un suono metall	Japanese: ジャンジャン鳴る
Korean: 땡그랑거리다	Lithuanian: džeržgėti, žvangėti, džer	Latvian: šķindēt; griezīgi skanēt
Malay: menggemerencangkan	Dutch: rinkelen	Norwegian: skrangle, klirre
Polish: dzwonić	Persian: صدای گوش خراش ایجاد کردن؛	Pashto: كړنګهار كول، كړنجار كول:
Portuguese: retinir	Romanian: a zornăi	Russian: бренчать
Slovak: rinčať, lomoziť	Slovenian: rožljati	Serbian: tandrkati
Swedish: rassla, skrälla	Thai: ทำให้เกิดเสียงจากโลหะกระท	Turkish: takırda(t)mak
Taiwanese: (使)發出刺耳(鈴)聲	Ukrainian: брязкати, деренчати	Urdu: گھنٹے کی بے سری آواز
Vietnamese: kêu chói tai	Chinese: 使发出刺耳声
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