Definition of "jangle" in English

verb

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).

   • The sound from the next apartment jangled my nerves.

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.

noun

1. A rattling metallic sound; a clang.

2. The sound of people talking noisily.

3. Arguing, contention, squabbling.

4. (music, attributively) A sound typified by undistorted, treble-heavy electric guitars, played in a droning chordal style, characteristic of 1960s folk rock and 1980s indie rock music.