Jangle \Jan"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jangled; p. pr. & vb. n. Jangling.]

[OE. janglen to quarrel, OF. jangler to rail, quarrel; of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. jangelen, janken, to whimper, chide, brawl, quarrel.]

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.'' --Chaucer.

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Jangle \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Jangle \Jan"gle\, n. [Cf. OF. jangle.]

1. Idle talk; prate; chatter; babble. --Chaucer.

2. Discordant sound; wrangling.

The musical jangle of sleigh bells. --Longfellow.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)