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Resounding vs Jangle - What's the difference?

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Resounding is a related term of jangle.


As nouns the difference between resounding and jangle

is that resounding is the action of the verb to resound while jangle is a rattling metallic sound.

As verbs the difference between resounding and jangle

is that resounding is while jangle is to make a rattling metallic sound.

As an adjective resounding

is having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant.

resounding

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

(en noun)
  • The action of the verb to resound
  • *
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant
  • That causes reverberation
  • (by extension) emphatic, celebrated
  • We had a resounding win against the rival team.
    Derived terms
    * resoundingly

    Etymology 2

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    Verb

    (head)
  • 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