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jangle

UK/ˈd͡ʒæŋɡəl/ US/ˈd͡ʒæŋɡəl] ~ [ˈd͡ʒæŋɡl̩/ uncommon archaic
verb (1) noun (1)

verb

1.

make a sound typical of metallic objects

  • “The keys were jingling in his pocket”
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noun

1.

a metallic sound

  • “the jingle of coins”
  • “the jangle of spurs”
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Origin

From Middle English janglen (“to talk excessively, chatter; to talk idly, gossip; to nag; to complain, grumble; to argue, debate; to discuss, talk; to talk indistinctly, jabber; to make a noise or outcry; of a bird: to chatter, twitter”) [and other forms], from Old French jangler (“to chatter, gossip; to argue noisily; to bawl”) [and other forms]; further etymology uncertain, perhaps from Old Dutch *jangelon (“to jeer”) (compare Middle Dutch jangelen (“to murmur, grumble, buzz, mutter, drone, simmer”), modern Dutch jengelen (“to whine, persistently nag, whimper”), though the Oxford English Dictionary finds this improbable) and ultimately imitative.

Phrases

  • jangle pop

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