jangle
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6.5
- noun
- /ˈdʒæŋɡl/
- Hear the jangle sound of bridle and bit.
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Examples
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I heard cars start up outside my motel room, keys jangle, doors shut.
Fiction book (2002) -
Then there was a jangle of keys at the door, and
Fiction book (1990) -
Car lights drilled the bridge; below, the jangle of the cable car.
Fiction book (1997) -
Cars were beginning to move as the ends of the bridge met in a loud jangle of metal clashing against metal.
Fiction book (1996) -
The jangle of the phone jolted Austin out of his reverie.
Fiction book (1999) -
Then in the room was a humming of strings, a faint and silvery jangle of sounds.
Fiction book (1990) -
I strayed into the path of a pedicab and was startled by a jangle of bells that sounded like an angry gamelan.
Fiction book (1994) -
With a distant jangle of rigging, the big ship turned upwind, sails aback, as if to Kittiwake's unfamiliar smell.
Fiction book (1994) -
The jangle of her keys echoed in the quiet hallway.
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Every time he walked, the jangle of his belt buckle was hard to ignore.
Synonyms
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1.4
A loud, unpleasant noise that disturbs people
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3.9
A loud ringing sound when metal hits metal
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8.4
A loud, unpleasant mix of different sounds
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5.2
A loud metallic sound that often repeats or echoes
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9.9
A loud metallic sound like a clunk or thud
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7.7
A harsh or unpleasant combination of sounds often in music
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8.4
A loud, continuous ringing metal sound like bells or machines
A loud metallic sound that repeats, like bells ringing
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Etymology
Jangle is a sound-word that copies the sharp, metallic noise of things hitting each other, much like a rough version of jingle. So a jangle is a harsh, unpleasant ringing sound.