to jangle
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5.1
- verb
- /ˈdʒæŋɡl/
:
tintinear
- Every time he moved, the coins in his pocket would jangle and draw attention.
- jangled nerves
- keys jangling
- bells jangled
That's Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells and some people say jangle, jangle bells.
- That's Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells and some people say jangle, jangle bells.
- And I always used to hear my dad go to work in the mornings, which is he was keys Jingle jangle down the stairs.
Examples
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Lettie listened to the keys jangling in Jess Gold's hand as he walked away.
Fiction book (1990) -
Alarms I couldn't hear must have been jangling all over the complex the instant I arrived.
Fiction book (1999) -
So I'm going to ring, I'm going to jangle these keys.
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Again the phone began to jangle, and he reached across Mrs. Veech's typewriter to pick it up.
Fiction book (1990) -
The sound of the ice cubes jangling is suddenly very loud to him.
Fiction book (1996) -
The miraculous medal around his neck jangled as he climbed the wooden staircase two steps at a time.
Fiction book (1998) -
Inside, his nerves were jangling, his stomach quivering, and it wasn't from a hunger for food.
Fiction book (1994) -
I could hear the wagons creaking, chains jangling, and cars spitting and missing as they started the engines up.
Fiction book (1997) -
He'd been awake all night planning today's class and felt fired up, nerves jangling with caffeine.
Fiction book (1996) -
A Dugbo girl approached Reith, jangling the silver ornaments at her waist, smiling a gap-toothed grin.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
430
1.0
To make a clear sound like a bell that can be heard far away
151
2.2
To shake something so it makes short, sharp noises
29
3.9
To make a loud rattling sound by hitting hard things together
22
6.1
To make a short high sound like a small bell, for example on a phone
18
2.8
To make a light ringing sound by moving small metal objects
16
5.1
To make a short, sharp sound by hitting glass or metal together
15
3.9
To make a light clear ringing sound like a small bell
11
8.3
To make a light, clear ringing sound like a small bell or glass
8
3.5
To make a loud sound when metal hits something
5
7.2
To make short, sharp clicking sounds
1
8.8
To make a short sharp ringing sound like metal hitting metal
1
7.7
To make a short high ringing sound like small metal pieces hitting
1
7.3
To make a short high sound by hitting small hard things
1
7.5
A light ringing sound that small metal things make when they touch
1
9.5
To make a short high ringing sound like a small bell
To make a loud, ringing metal sound
A loud rattling sound when metal or hard things hit each other
To make a light ringing sound like a small bell
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Etymology
Jangle began as a word that copies the sound of metal striking—think coins or keys hitting—similar to jingle but rougher. So to jangle is to make that sharp, ringing noise.