jangled; jangling
ˈjaŋ-g(ə-)liŋ 
1
: to make a harsh or discordant often ringing sound
keys jangling in my pocket
2
: to quarrel verbally
3
: to talk idly
1
a
: to cause to sound harshly or inharmoniously
b
: to excite to tense irritation
jangled nerves
2
: to utter or sound in a discordant, babbling, or chattering way
1
: a discordant often ringing sound
the jangle of spurs
2
: noisy quarreling
3
: idle talk
Synonyms
Examples of jangle in a Sentence
Verb
Coins jangled out of the machine.
He jangled his keys loudly outside the door.
Noun
the hall was abuzz with the usual preconvention jangle
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2024
Cabello would have fit right in on the Rabanne spring 2025 runway, where dresses jingled and jangled down the catwalk, including one that scattered flakes of gold leaf as the model moved.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 26 Sep. 2024
Scott Hocker, theweek, 27 Sep. 2024
The Lemonheads are an apt comparison—there’s a lot of that grungy 90’s jangle in the Tossing Seed sound.
—Keegan Bradford, SPIN, 25 July 2024
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Verb
Plucked from her Alaskan habitat by the unscrupulous jocks of the McCain campaign, small-town Sarah struggles in the jangling world of prime time.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2024
Cabello would have fit right in on the Rabanne spring 2025 runway, where dresses jingled and jangled down the catwalk, including one that scattered flakes of gold leaf as the model moved.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 26 Sep. 2024
Noun
These are recipes where modernity jangles with the delicious rhythms of the past.
—Scott Hocker, theweek, 27 Sep. 2024
The Lemonheads are an apt comparison—there’s a lot of that grungy 90’s jangle in the Tossing Seed sound.
—Keegan Bradford, SPIN, 25 July 2024
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“Jangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jangle. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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