jangle

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Synonyms: wangle, tangle, jungle, mangle, bangle, jingle, angle, dangle, fangle, gangle, jangly

Antonyms: wangle, tangle, jungle, mangle, bangle, jingle, angle, dangle, fangle, gangle, jangly

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Verb

1. To cause (something) to make a rattling metallic sound. To express or say (something) in an argumentative or harsh manner. To irritate or jar (something).
   • The sound from the next apartment jangled my nerves.
2. To cause (something) to make a rattling metallic sound.
3. To express or say (something) in an argumentative or harsh manner.
4. To irritate or jar (something).
   • The sound from the next apartment jangled my nerves.
5. To make a rattling metallic sound. To speak in an angry or harsh manner. To quarrel verbally; to wrangle.
6. To make a rattling metallic sound.
7. To speak in an angry or harsh manner.
8. To quarrel verbally; to wrangle.
9. Of a person: to speak loudly or too much; to chatter, to prate; of a bird: to make a noisy chattering sound.

Noun

1. A rattling metallic sound; a clang.
2. The sound of people talking noisily. Arguing, contention, squabbling.
3. The sound of people talking noisily.
4. Arguing, contention, squabbling.
5. 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.

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