The meaning of JANGLE is to make a harsh or discordant often ringing sound. How to use jangle in a sentence.

Jangle or jingle-jangle is a sound typically characterized by undistorted, treble -heavy electric guitars (particularly 12-strings) played in a droning chordal style (by strumming or arpeggiating).

JANGLE definition: to produce a harsh, discordant sound, as two comparatively small, thin, or hollow pieces of metal hitting together. See examples of jangle used in a sentence.

Idiom jangle someone's nerves (Definition of jangle from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

1. to sound or cause to sound discordantly, harshly, or unpleasantly: the telephone jangled. 2. (tr) to produce a jarring effect on: the accident jangled his nerves. Collins English Dictionary – …

When objects strike against each other and make a ringing noise, you can say that they jangle or are jangled. Her bead necklaces and bracelets jangled as she walked.

Definition of jangle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun jangle, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

To jangle is to make a metallic sound like a bell, a bunch of keys, or spurs on cowboy boots. Little kids waiting for Santa Claus might wake up abruptly, thinking they've heard his sleigh bells …