Jangle
Jangle , intransitive verb
[Old English janglen to quarrel, Old French jangler to rail, quarrel; of Dutch or German origin; compare Dutch 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.
3.
To quarrel in words; to altercate; to wrangle.
Good wits will be jangling; but, gentles, agree.
Prussian Trenck... jargons and jangles in an unmelodious manner.
Jangle , transitive verb
To cause to sound harshly or inharmoniously; to produce discordant sounds with.
Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune, and harsh.
Jangle , noun
[Compare Old French jangle.]
1.
Idle talk; prate; chatter; babble. — Chaucer
2.
Discordant sound; wrangling.
3.
The unmelodious ringing of multiple metallic objects striking together, such as a set of small bells.
The musical jangle of sleigh bells.