jangle
A rattling metallic soundA rattling metallic sound; a clang.
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Translations
1 languagesMeaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A rattling metallic sound; a clang.
a metallic sound
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)The sound of people talking noisily.
(attributive, countable, uncountable)A sound typified by undistorted, treble-heavy electric guitars, played in a droning chordal style, characteristic of 1960s folk rock and 1980s indie rock music.
(archaic, countable, figuratively, uncountable)Arguing, contention, squabbling.
Origin
From Middle English jangle (“gossip, idle talk; a dispute”), from Anglo-Norman jangle andFrom Middle English jangle (“gossip, idle talk; a dispute”), from Anglo-Norman jangle and Old French jangle (“gossip, idle talk; a dispute”), from Old French jangler (“to chatter, gossip; to argue noisily; to bawl”): see further at etymology 1. Later uses are derived directly from the verb.
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Forms
plural: janglesSynonyms
4 synonyms- a metallic sound:jingle
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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