Jangler

Jangler
Jangler Jan"gler, n. [Cf. OF. jangleor.] [1913 Webster] 1. An idle talker; a babbler; a prater. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

2. A wrangling, noisy fellow. [1913 Webster]


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  • jangler — noun see jangle I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • jangler — See jangle. * * * …   Universalium

  • jangler — 1. noun a) Someone who, or something that jangles b) A chatterer 2. verb a) to entertain b) to tell stories and fables …   Wiktionary

  • jangler — sb. == musician. Alys. 3426 …   Oldest English Words

  • jangler — n. one who argues noisily; produce a strident sound; produce a metallic sound; annoyance, nuisance …   English contemporary dictionary

  • jangler — n. Wrangler, quarrelsome fellow …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • jangler — jan·gler …   English syllables

  • jangler — g(ə)lə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English, from janglen + er : one that jangles …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

  • jongler — [ ʒɔ̃gle ] v. intr. <conjug. : 1> • v. 1400; jogler v. 1160; lat. joculari « plaisanter », avec infl. de l a. fr. jangler « bavarder » (XIIe), du frq. °jangalôn 1 ♦ Vx Faire des tours d adresse. 2 ♦ (1546) Mod. Lancer en l air plusieurs… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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