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Ringing vs Jangle - What's the difference?

ringing | jangle | Related terms |

Ringing is a related term of jangle.


As nouns the difference between ringing and jangle

is that ringing is the sound of ringing while jangle is a rattling metallic sound.

As verbs the difference between ringing and jangle

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

As an adjective ringing

is loud and clear.

ringing

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The sound of ringing.
  • The quality of being resonant.
  • A technique used in the study of wild birds, by attaching a small, individually numbered, metal or plastic tag to their legs or wings.

    • Synonyms

    * (technique used in the study of birds) banding

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Loud and clear.
  • Made forcefully; powerful.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • 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

    Related terms

    * jangly * jingle