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JANGLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A metallic sound
Example:
the jangle of spurs
Synonyms:
jangle; jingle
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("jangle" is a kind of...):
sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)
Derivation:
jangle (make a sound typical of metallic objects)
jangly (like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they jangle ... he / she / it jangles
Past simple: jangled
Past participle: jangled
-ing form: jangling
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make a sound typical of metallic objects
Example:
The keys were jingling in his pocket
Synonyms:
jangle; jingle; jingle-jangle
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "jangle" is one way to...):
make noise; noise; resound (emit a noise)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sentence example:
The coins jangle
Derivation:
jangle (a metallic sound)
Context examples:
He awoke next morning from rosy scenes of dream to a steamy atmosphere that smelled of soapsuds and dirty clothes, and that was vibrant with the jar and jangle of tormented life.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
