jangle

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(jăng'gəl) pronunciation

v., -gled, -gling, -gles.

v.intr.
To make a harsh metallic sound: The spurs jangled noisily.

v.tr.
  1. To cause to make a harsh discordant sound.
  2. To have an irritating effect on: The racket from the street jangled my nerves.
n.
A harsh metallic sound.

[Middle English janglen, to chatter, from Old French jangler, probably of Germanic origin.]

jangler jan'gler n.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - skurre i ørerne, lyde falsk, tale højrøstet, skændes, kævles
v. tr. - rasle med, kime med, skramle med
n. - raslen, skramlen, højrøstet snak, skænderi

Nederlands (Dutch)
(doen) rinkelen, rammelen, op de zenuwen werken (klank/praatjes), gerinkel

Français (French)
v. intr. - retentir avec un bruit de ferraille/de casserole, cliqueter (des bracelets, des chaînes)
v. tr. - faire retentir d'une façon discordante, faire cliqueter
n. - bruit discordant, cliquetis

Deutsch (German)
v. - schrillen, rasseln
n. - Schrillen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ταράζω με κακοφωνία, κουδουνίζω (κλειδιά, κέρματα κ.λπ.)
n. - μεταλλικός ήχος

Italiano (Italian)
stridere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desafinar, emitir ruído metálico
n. - vozerio (m) confuso, ruído (m) metálico estridente

Русский (Russian)
резкий звук, нестройный шум голосов, бренчать, раздражать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - hacer ruido de chatarra, cencerrear, reñir, charlar, parlotear, altercar, disputar, sonar de forma discordante
v. tr. - hacer sonar de un modo discordante, hacer cencerrear, dejar oír entre cencerros, irritar, crispar
n. - charla, cháchara, parloteo, sonido discordante, cencerreo, disputa, querella o riña ruidosas

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - rassla, skramla, skrälla
n. - oljud, rassel, skrammel

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
发出刺耳声, 大声吵架, 使发出刺耳声, 刺激, 争吵似地说出, 使极度烦躁, 吵嚷, 空谈, 刺耳声

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 發出刺耳聲, 大聲吵架
v. tr. - 使發出刺耳聲, 刺激, 爭吵似地說出, 使極度煩躁
n. - 吵嚷, 空談, 刺耳聲

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 땡그랑 거리다, 말다툼하다, 괴롭히다
v. tr. - 시끄럽게 울리다, 신경을 곤두서게 하다
n. - 귀에 거슬리는 소리, 싸움, 말다툼, 잡담

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 乱調子, 口論, 騒音, けんか
v. - ジャンジャン鳴らす, いらだたせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) خشخش, صلصل, ازعج, اثار الاعصاب (الاسم) خشخشه, صلصله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮השמיע צליל מתכתי‬
v. tr. - ‮השמיע צליל מתכתי, "עלה על העצבים" (קול או צליל צורם)‬
n. - ‮צליל מתכתי צורם‬


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