as in chatter
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
the hall was abuzz with the usual preconvention jangle
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Recent Examples of jangle
Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
These are recipes where modernity jangles with the delicious rhythms of the past.
—Scott Hocker, theweek, 27 Sep. 2024
Domenico Starnone, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2025
Only occasionally do the vicious road conditions of my native Los Angeles jangle the rear springs.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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Noun
This Christmas Time Tour is, obviously, constructed around Carey’s commandeering of the holiday thanks to a sweet jangle of an anthem.
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Words came to my mind that illuminated the images, and the images trailed jangling verbs behind them.
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Famed for launching Downton Abbey, the network has been courting sale interest for well over a year, but for all the industry chatter and press speculation, ITV’s silence has been stony.—
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In the case of Copeland, has noted that his name has not even been brought up within WWE, even with the online chatter.—
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Netflix and Amazon jingled all the way to some big audiences on Christmas Day, thanks to the NFL.—
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The next signs of the nation’s political divide might be jingling in your pocket next year.—
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Benito finds community with the like-minded Pleneros de la Cresta, who have been playing the island’s pattering folk music for over a decade.—
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As rain pattered against windows, and trees lining the streets swayed, flurries of urgent texts began ricocheting from one end of the neighborhood to the other, and panic set in as some residents put on their shoes and hurried out the door.—
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Join our live chats or ask a question in advance.—
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It’s required to access the chat function.—
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In one lavish dinner scene, revelers carry on their conversations amid a cacophony of clanging silverware.—
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Purdy helped provide a big momentum boost with a 33-yard strike to Kittle directly into the wind with 15 seconds to play that set up a 25-yard field goal by Matt Gay, with the ball hitting the upright and clanging through for three points and a 10-8 halftime lead.—
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Erinys doesn't prate about democracy or social betterment but simply guards oil pipelines.—
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Try to plan your visit during the Dark Sky Festival, held annually in the late winter or early spring, to meet up with fellow stargazing enthusiasts and hear astronomy talks by park rangers.—
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Beyond money, other issues expected to be hammered out in CBA talks include the length of the season, facility and travel standards, retirement benefits and changes to rookie deals.—
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People with peripheral neuropathy may experience pins and needles sensations, such as tingling and prickling, in their extremities.—
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These included tingling at the electrode sites, brief skin irritation, or headache.—
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“Jangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jangle. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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