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Jangled

Jangle \Jan"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jangled; p. pr. & vb. n. Jangling.] [OE. janglen to quarrel, OF. jangler to rail, quarrel; of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. 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.''
    --Chaucer.

  3. To quarrel in words; to altercate; to wrangle.

    Good wits will be jangling; but, gentles, agree.
    --Shak.

    Prussian Trenck . . . jargons and jangles in an unmelodious manner.
    --Carlyle.

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jangled

vb. (en-past of: jangle)