Jangle

v. i.	1.	[imp. & p. p. Jangled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Jangling .]
	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. Good wits will be jangling; but, gentles, agree. - Shak. Prussian Trenck . . . jargons and jangles in an unmelodious manner. - Carlyle.
v. t.	1.	To cause to sound harshly or inharmoniously; to produce discordant sounds with. Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune, and harsh. - Shak.
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. The musical jangle of sleigh bells. - Longfellow.

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

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