# jangle

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈdʒæŋɡl̩/ · frequency rank #68,332

## Definitions
1. To cause (something) to make a rattling metallic sound.
2. To express or say (something) in an argumentative or harsh manner.
3. To irritate or jar (something).
4. To make a rattling metallic sound.
5. To speak in an angry or harsh manner.
6. To quarrel verbally; to wrangle.
7. Of a person: to speak loudly or too much; to chatter, to prate; of a bird: to make a noisy chattering sound.

## Etymology
From Middle English janglen (“to talk excessively, chatter; to talk idly, gossip; to nag; to complain, grumble; to argue, debate; to discuss, talk; to talk indistinctly, jabber; to make a noise or outcry; of a bird: to chatter, twitter”) [and other forms], from Old French jangler (“to chatter, gossip; to argue noisily; to bawl”) [and other forms]; further etymology uncertain, perhaps from Old Dutch *jangelon (“to jeer”) (compare Middle Dutch jangelen (“to murmur, grumble, buzz, mutter, drone, simmer”), modern Dutch jengelen (“to whine, persistently nag, whimper”), though the Oxford English Dictionary finds this improbable) and ultimately imitative.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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