jangle

English

Etymology

(onomatopoeia); compare jingle.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdʒæŋɡɘl/

  Rhymes: -æŋɡəl

Verb

jangle (third-person singular simple present jangles, present participle jangling, simple past and past participle jangled)

1. (intransitive) To make a metallic sound.
2. (intransitive) To cause something to make a metallic sound.
3. (intransitive) To irritate something.

   The sound from the next apartment jangled my nerves.

Translations

to make a metallic sound

• Finnish: kalista (fi)
• French: cliqueter (fr)

• Hungarian: zörög (hu)
• Spanish: hacer un ruido metálico (es)

to cause to make a metallic sound

• Finnish: kalistaa (fi), kalistella (fi)

• Hungarian: zörget (hu)
• Spanish: hacer sonar (es)

to irritate

• Finnish: raastaa (fi)

• Hungarian: zörög (hu)
• Spanish: irritar (es), crispar (es)

Noun

jangle (plural jangles)

1. A metallic sound.

Translations

metallic sound

• Finnish: kalina (fi)

• Spanish: ruido metálico (es) f

Usage notes

• somewhat harsher than jingle

Related terms

• jangly
• jingle