v. i. | 1. | |
1. | To sound harshly or discordantly, as bells out of tune. | |
2. | To talk idly; to prate; to babble; to chatter; to gossip. | |
3. | To quarrel in words; to altercate; to wrangle. | |
v. t. | 1. | To cause to sound harshly or inharmoniously; to produce discordant sounds with. |
n. | 1. | |
1. | Idle talk; prate; chatter; babble. | |
2. | Discordant sound; wrangling. | |
3. | The unmelodious ringing of multiple metallic objects striking together, such as a set of small bells. |
Noun | 1. | jangle - a metallic sound; "the jingle of coins"; "the jangle of spurs" Synonyms: jingle |
Verb | 1. | jangle - make a sound typical of metallic objects; "The keys were jingling in his pocket" Synonyms: jingle, jingle-jangle |