Jangled

Jangled
Jangle Jan"gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jangling}.] [OE. janglen to quarrel, OF. jangler to rail, quarrel; of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. jangelen, janken, to whimper, chide, brawl, quarrel.] [1913 Webster] 1. To sound harshly or discordantly, as bells out of tune. [1913 Webster]

2. To talk idly; to prate; to babble; to chatter; to gossip. ``Thou janglest as a jay.'' --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

3. To quarrel in words; to altercate; to wrangle. [1913 Webster]

Good wits will be jangling; but, gentles, agree. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Prussian Trenck . . . jargons and jangles in an unmelodious manner. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster]


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  • jangled — adj disturbed, nervous, tense or irritated. A usage first recorded in the 1980s, from the colloquialism jangled nerves . (Jan gle is not related to jingle, but is from a Middle English word meaning grum ble .) ► I m feeling a big jangled today …   Contemporary slang

  • jangled — adj. Jangled is used with these nouns: ↑nerve …   Collocations dictionary

  • jangled — jan·gle || dʒæŋgl n. verbal quarrel; discordant noise; metallic clanging noise; discordance v. quarrel verbally; make discordant sound; make metallic sound; get on someone s nerves …   English contemporary dictionary

  • jangled — a. Discordant, inharmonious, out of tune …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • jangle — [[t]ʤæ̱ŋg(ə)l[/t]] jangles, jangling, jangled 1) V ERG When objects strike against each other and make an unpleasant ringing noise, you can say that they jangle or are jangled. Her bead necklaces and bracelets jangled as she walked... [V n] Jane… …   English dictionary

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  • jangle — jangler, n. jangly, adj. /jang geuhl/, v., jangled, jangling, n. v.i. 1. to produce a harsh, discordant sound, as two comparatively small, thin, or hollow pieces of metal hitting together: The charms on her bracelet jangle as she moves. 2. to… …   Universalium

  • jangle — jan|gle [ˈdʒæŋgəl] v [I and T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: jangler] 1.) if metal objects jangle, or if you jangle them, they make a sound when they hit each other ▪ Her bracelets jangled on her wrist. ▪ Dev jangled his car keys. 2.)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • jangle — I. verb (jangled; jangling) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French jangler, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch jangelen to grumble Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to talk idly 2. to quarrel verbally 3. to make a harsh or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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