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Synonyms: Noun
backchat, cackle, causerie, chat, chatter, chin music, chin-wag [slang], chitchat, confab, confabulation, gab, gabfest, gossip, jaw, natter [chiefly British], palaver, patter, rap, schmooze, small talk, table talk, talk, tête-à -tête
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Examples of jangle in a Sentence
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Coins jangled out of the machine. He jangled his keys loudly outside the door.Noun
the hall was abuzz with the usual preconvention jangle
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After weeks in the woods, pushing a shopping cart around a supermarket was bizarre—the muzak and bright lights jangling my brain. — Chris Rush, Harper's magazine, "Love and Acid," 19 Aug. 2019 Your nerves are jangling, palms are sweating and nothing in the world can distract you from watching the action as the referee starts lifting the whistle to his lips. — Ben Church, CNN, "It's official. Watching soccer can be good for your health," 11 Aug. 2019 Most of these people probably weren’t much impressed by the lack of panache of Ford, Carter, and the Bushes either, but that was only monotonous, not acoustically jangling, as many intelligent and gentlemanly people find this president. — Conrad Black, National Review, "The Trump Steamroller," 16 July 2019 The nerve-jangling bomb threats erupted in October when suspicious packages began arriving in U.S. Postal Service facilities and at the offices or homes of Sayoc's targets. — Kevin Mccoy, USA TODAY, "Pipe bomb mailer Cesar Sayoc faces sentencing in terror spree that targeted Trump critics," 5 Aug. 2019 Nerves have been jangled by a record loss in the most recent quarter at the Government Pension Investment Fund, the world’s largest. — The Economist, "Japanese people need to put more aside for retirement," 4 July 2019 When the second follows, the chains on the metal lamps in her living room begin jangling. — Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, "Like ‘living in a war zone’: Washington-area residents say increased helicopter traffic is giving them nightmares," 23 June 2019 The escalating trade war has jangled nerves among farmers in California, where the European Union, Canada and China are the three largest export markets for agricultural goods. — Samuel Chamberlain, Fox News, "Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says tariffs 'like weight loss'," 15 Aug. 2018 Newsletter Sign-up An array of Western multinationals have stumbled in the China market over remarks or marketing campaigns that jangle patriotic and political sensitivities. — WSJ, "Dolce & Gabbana Tripped Up in China by Promo Deemed Racist," 22 Nov. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Accessories such as a statement necklace, a jangle of (fake) bangles, dangly earrings and a colorful, gauzy scarf will add zip to a basic look. — Amy Tara Koch, Washington Post, "Leave the suitcase at home. Here’s why you should just take a carry-on, and how to pack it.," 7 June 2019 The Sugarman Another victim of the Black Hood, the Sugarman, also known as Mr. Philips, was an English teacher at Southside High with a side job as a drug supplier of jingle jangle. — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, "Every "Riverdale" Character That's Been Killed Off," 10 May 2019 There is a certain West Coast folk-rock jangle to the song, although the vocals are a bit more agitated than America, which definitely suits the lyrics. — Ed Masley, azcentral, "10 Songs You Need to Hear Right Now: Gorillaz, Pusha T, Father John Misty, No Volcano, Post Hoc," 12 June 2018 By using the properties of music, the sounds Douek and Beckerman envision in Alarm Fatigue could convey more information to caregivers, and in a form that would be easier to grasp—plus more pleasant—than a jangle of unrelated beeps. — Susannah Gardiner, Smithsonian, "Could Our Housewares Keep Us Healthier?," 3 May 2018 Unsurprisingly, Reggie is the one who supplied his friends with the jingle jangle. — refinery29.com, "After That Riverdale Shooting, How Did We Get Here With Reggie?," 3 May 2018 Competing salsa tracks spill out of shops and restaurants; car horns sound off in frustration in standstill traffic; and metal spatulas jangle on the grills of street-side taco stalls. — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, "3 Days in Mexico City," 16 Apr. 2018 Today, with the widest media and social-media reach in history, every new workplace shooting jangles the nation’s population from coast to coast — and churns up new calls for better security each time, experts note. — Kevin Fagan, San Francisco Chronicle, "Bay Area companies sharpen focus on security after shootings," 8 Apr. 2018 More recently, her 2017 release Pussycat was an album-length rebuke to our current president, with sharp lyrics and a welcoming musical jangle. — Robert Ham, Billboard, "Juliana Hatfield on Her Olivia Newton-John Covers Album: 'I Wanted to Escape From All the Horrible Negativity'," 12 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'jangle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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