• IPA: /ˈdʒæŋ.ɡəl/

jangle (jangles, present participle jangling; past jangled, past participle jangled)

1. (intransitive) To make a rattling metallic sound.
2. (transitive) To cause something to make a rattling metallic sound.
   • c. 1599–1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act III, scene i]:

     Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune, and harsh.

3. (transitive) To irritate.

   The sound from the next apartment jangled my nerves.

4. To quarrel in words; to wrangle.
   • c. 1595–1596, William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act II, scene i]:

     Good wits will be jangling; but, gentles, agree.

   • Prussian Trenck […] jargons and jangles in an unmelodious manner.

• French: cliqueter
• Spanish: hacer un ruido metálico

• Spanish: hacer sonar

• Spanish: irritar, crispar

jangle (plural jangles)

1. A rattling metallic sound.

   • the musical jangle of sleigh bells

2. (obsolete) Idle talk; prate; chatter; babble.

• Spanish: ruido metálico

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