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Bangle vs Jangle - What's the difference?

bangle | jangle |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between bangle and jangle

is that bangle is (obsolete) to waste, fritter (away) while jangle is (obsolete) idle talk; prate; chatter; babble.

As nouns the difference between bangle and jangle

is that bangle is a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp while jangle is a rattling metallic sound.

As verbs the difference between bangle and jangle

is that bangle is (obsolete) to waste, fritter (away) while jangle is to make a rattling metallic sound.

bangle

English

Etymology 1

(wikipedia bangle) From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp.
  • * 1919 ,
  • Mrs. MacAndrew smoothed down the lap of her gown, and gold bangles fell over her wrists.

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (bangl)
  • (obsolete) To waste, fritter (away).
  • *, New York Review Books 2001, p.273:
  • Thus betwixt hope and fear, suspicions, angersbetwixt falling in, falling out, etc., we bangle away our best days, befool out our times […].

    Anagrams

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    jangle

    English

    Verb

  • To make a rattling metallic sound.
  • To cause something to make a rattling metallic sound.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Like sweet bells jangled , out of tune, and harsh.
  • To irritate.
  • The sound from the next apartment jangled my nerves.
  • To quarrel in words; to wrangle.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Good wits will be jangling ; but, gentles, agree.
  • * Carlyle
  • Prussian Trenck jargons and jangles in an unmelodious manner.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rattling metallic sound.
  • * Longfellow
  • the musical jangle of sleigh bells
  • (obsolete) Idle talk; prate; chatter; babble.
  • (Chaucer)

    Usage notes

    * somewhat harsher than jingle