Found 2 items, similar to jangle.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: jangle jangle n : a metallic sound; “the jingle of coins”; “the jangle of spurs” [syn: jingle] v : make a sound typical of metallic objects; “The keys were jingling in his pocket” [syn: jingle, jingle-jangle]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Jangle Jangle \Jan"gle\, v. t. To cause to sound harshly or inharmoniously; to produce discordant sounds with. [1913 Webster] Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune, and harsh. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Jangle \Jan"gle\, n. [Cf. OF. jangle.] [1913 Webster] 1. Idle talk; prate; chatter; babble. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Discordant sound; wrangling. [1913 Webster] 3. The unmelodious ringing of multiple metallic objects striking together, such as a set of small bells. [PJC] The musical jangle of sleigh bells. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster] 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]