ajangleadj.adv.

Brit.

/əˈdʒaŋɡl/, U.S.

/əˈdʒæŋɡ(ə)l/

Forms: 1800s– a-jangle, 1800s– ajangle.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, jangle v.

Etymology: < a- prefix³ + jangle v.

Jangling. Also as adv.: in a jangle. Also figurative.

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1873 Monthly Packet Jan. 64 Our sleighs sped on side by side with all their sweet bells a-jangle.

1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island xxix. 242 You can hear the chains a-jangle as you go about and reach for the other buoy.

1905 H. G. Wells Kipps ii. iv. 181 Kipps mounted at once, after one violent agitation of the little shop-door to set the bell ajangle.

1922 Detective Mag. Nov. 39 He was short, nerves ajangle.

1991 S. Constantine Hermetech 244 Alix brought a chrome bowl out of an open cupboard, set it down ajangle with instruments of torture.

2003 Brit. Jrnl. Hist. Sci. 36 84 He would stalk the corridors a-jangle with heavy jewellery, his body vigorously on display.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ajangle
释义	ajangleadj.adv. Brit. /əˈdʒaŋɡl/, U.S. /əˈdʒæŋɡ(ə)l/ Forms: 1800s– a-jangle, 1800s– ajangle. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, jangle v. Etymology: < a- prefix³ + jangle v. Jangling. Also as adv.: in a jangle. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1873 Monthly Packet Jan. 64 Our sleighs sped on side by side with all their sweet bells a-jangle. 1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island xxix. 242 You can hear the chains a-jangle as you go about and reach for the other buoy. 1905 H. G. Wells Kipps ii. iv. 181 Kipps mounted at once, after one violent agitation of the little shop-door to set the bell ajangle. 1922 Detective Mag. Nov. 39 He was short, nerves ajangle. 1991 S. Constantine Hermetech 244 Alix brought a chrome bowl out of an open cupboard, set it down ajangle with instruments of torture. 2003 Brit. Jrnl. Hist. Sci. 36 84 He would stalk the corridors a-jangle with heavy jewellery, his body vigorously on display. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.adv.1873
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