jangle

  • 31jangle — 1) vb British to gossip, chat. A word which is popular in northern England, particularly in the Liverpool area where jangling describes the working class ritual or pastime of gossiping over the back fence or front gate. 2) n British a gossip,… …

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  • 32jangle — jan·gle || dʒæŋgl n. verbal quarrel; discordant noise; metallic clanging noise; discordance v. quarrel verbally; make discordant sound; make metallic sound; get on someone s nerves …

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  • 33jangle — verb 1》 make or cause to make a ringing metallic sound. 2》 (of one s nerves) be set on edge. noun an instance of jangling. Derivatives jangly adjective Origin ME (in the sense talk excessively or noisily; squabble ): from OFr. jangler, of unknown …

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  • 34jangle — I. v. n. 1. Wrangle, squabble, bicker, quarrel, dispute, spar, spat, jar, tiff, have words, have an altercation. 2. Clash and clang, sound harshly or discordantly. II. v. a. Sound discordantly, utter inharmoniously. III. n. 1. Discord, discordant …

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  • 35jangle — Verb. To gossip. E.g. Are you two going to sit there jangling all night, or help me cook the meal? (Liverpool use) …

    English slang and colloquialisms

  • 36jangle — v 1. clank, clatter, rattle, jar; clang, clangor, clash, crash, din. 2. wrangle, altercate, quarrel, brawl, broil, feud, be at [s.o. s] throat; bicker, squabble, spat, tiff, have words; conflict, contend, dispute, Rare. discept, disagree; take… …

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  • 37jangle — jan·gle …

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  • 38jangle — jan•gle [[t]ˈdʒæŋ gəl[/t]] v. gled, gling, n. 1) to produce a harsh, discordant sound: coins jangling together[/ex] 2) to speak angrily; wrangle 3) to cause to make a harsh, discordant, usu. metallic sound 4) to cause to become irritated or upset …

    From formal English to slang

  • 39jangle — v. & n. v. 1 intr. & tr. make, or cause (a bell etc.) to make, a harsh metallic sound. 2 tr. irritate (the nerves etc.) by discordant sound or speech etc. n. a harsh metallic sound. Etymology: ME f. OF jangler, of uncert. orig …

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