- jangle⇄jangle, verb, -gled,-gling,noun.
- jangle⇄noun jangler.
- jangle⇄noun 1. a harsh sound; clashing noise or ring.
Ex. the jangle of the telephone.
2. a quarrel; dispute. - jangle⇄v.i. 1. to sound harshly; make a loud, clashing noise.
Ex. The pots and pans jangled in the kitchen ... a jangling noise of words unknown (Milton).
2. to talk or argue in an angry, quarrelsome manner.
(SYN) wrangle, squabble.
3 - jangle⇄v.t. 1. to cause to sound harshly.
Ex. The children jangled cowbells.
2. to utter or give forth in an angry, quarrelsome manner.