Word of the Day - jangle

jangle

/ˈjaNGɡəl/ /ˈdʒæŋɡəl/
verb
1 Make or cause to make a ringing metallic sound, typically a discordant one.
1.1 with object (with reference to nerves) set on edge.
noun
in singular
A ringing metallic sound.

Origin
Middle English (in the sense ‘talk excessively or noisily, squabble’): from Old French jangler, of unknown origin.

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After all was said and done, Wile E. Coyote was left with only a persistent jangling in his ears as the road runner, once again, ran off.