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单词 jangle
释义 jan·gle
I. \ˈjaŋgəl, ˈjaiŋ-\ verb
(jangled ; jangled ; jangling \-g(ə)liŋ\ ; jangles)
Etymology: Middle English janglen, from Old French jangler, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch jangelen to grumble, whine, haggle, janken to yelp, whine, squeal, German dialect jangeln to talk in a whining manner
intransitive verb
1. archaic : to talk idly : babble, chatter
 < some … have turned aside unto vain jangling — 1 Tim 1:6 (Authorized Version) >
2. : to quarrel in words : altercate, wrangle
 < must jangle till at last we fought — A.E.Housman >
3. : to sound harshly or discordantly
 < the alarm clock jangled loudly >
transitive verb
1. : to utter or sound discordantly or in a babbling or chattering way
 < the telephone jangled a summons >
2.
 a. : to cause to sound harshly or inharmoniously
  < jangle a bunch of keys >
 b. : to excite to tense and discordant irritation
  < the whimsy that had sometimes jangled the nerves of American newsmen — John Lardner >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Old French, from jangler
1. : idle talk : chatter, babble
 < his eternal jangle about being the average father of an average American family — Louis Auchincloss >
2. : noisy altercation : contention, wrangling
 < she hated … a shrill squabble of shrews, a degrading jangle between servant and mistress — Jean Stafford >
3. : discordant sound : a confused ringing
 < music that seemed to be a chaotic jangle >
 < the jangle of sleigh bells >
: discord
 < a haven of calm amid the jangle of modern civilization >
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