jan·gle /ˈʤæŋgəl/
(vi.)(vt.)吵架,(使)發出刺耳聲吵嚷,刺耳聲,空談
Jan·gle v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jangled p. pr. & vb. n. Jangling ]
1. To sound harshly or discordantly, as bells out of tune.
2. To talk idly; to prate; to babble; to chatter; to gossip. “Thou janglest as a jay.”
3. To quarrel in words; to altercate; to wrangle.
Good wits will be jangling; but, gentles, agree. --Shak.
Prussian Trenck . . . jargons and jangles in an unmelodious manner. --Carlyle.
Jan·gle, v. t. To cause to sound harshly or inharmoniously; to produce discordant sounds with.
Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune, and harsh. --Shak.
Jan·gle, n.
1. Idle talk; prate; chatter; babble.
2. Discordant sound; wrangling.
The musical jangle of sleigh bells. --Longfellow.
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jangle
n : a metallic sound; "the jingle of coins"; "the jangle of
spurs" [syn: jingle]
v : make a sound typical of metallic objects; "The keys were
jingling in his pocket" [syn: jingle, jingle-jangle]