jangle
pronunciation
How to pronounce jangle in British English:
UK [ˈdʒæŋgl]
How to pronounce jangle in American English:
US [ˈdʒæŋɡəl]
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- Noun:
- a metallic sound
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- Verb:
- make a sound typical of metallic objects
Word Origin
- jangle (n.)
- late 13c., "gossip, slanderous conversation, dispute," from Old French jangle, from jangler (see jangle (v.)). Meaning "discordant sound" is from 1795.
- jangle (v.)
- c. 1300, jangeln, "to talk excessively, chatter, talk idly," from Old French jangler "to chatter, gossip, bawl, argue noisily" (12c.), perhaps from Frankish *jangelon "to jeer" or some other Germanic source (compare Middle Dutch jangelen "to whine"). Meaning "make harsh noise" is first recorded late 15c. Related: Jangled; jangling.
Example
- 1. The three men jangle over trifles .
- 2. Hear those sleigh bells jingle jangle .
- 3. In autocratic rigid societies , such reporting may do more than just jangle nerves .
- 4. She would wake up every morning to the jangle of the alarm clock .
- 5. Few things jangle german nerves more than nuclear insecurity and the idea of military forays abroad .