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Gangle vs Jangle - What's the difference?

gangle | jangle |

As verbs the difference between gangle and jangle

is that gangle is to move in a manner characteristic of a gangling person while jangle is to make a rattling metallic sound.

As a noun jangle is

a rattling metallic sound.

gangle

English

Verb

(gangl)
  • To move in a manner characteristic of a gangling person

    • References

    * OED 1993 (online)

    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

    Related terms

    * jangly * jingle