Jangling
[dʒæŋglɪŋ]
Definition
(adj.) like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together; 'cowboys with jangling spurs' .
Typed by Damian--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jangle
(a.) Producing discordant sounds.
(n.) Idle babbling; vain disputation.
(n.) Wrangling; altercation.
Typist: Perry
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Wrangling, bickering, quarrelling, altercation, jangle, jar.
Typed by Clint
Examples
- Listen and you'll hear all the bells in the city jangling. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The three or four domestics resident in the deserted old house came presently at that jangling and continued summons. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- All the bells were jangling and tolling as he reached that place. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Typist: Vilma