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
Mark Ewing, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
The two walked into the diner, the door jangling closed behind them.
—Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
Keegan Bradford, SPIN, 25 July 2024
Moira ran down swiftly and lightly, with a jangle of her heels on the iron, to the bottom, which was still about six feet off the ground, in an open yard at the side of the pub.
—Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 23 June 2024
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Noun
Only occasionally do the vicious road conditions of my native Los Angeles jangle the rear springs.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
The two walked into the diner, the door jangling closed behind them.
—Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
The Lemonheads are an apt comparison—there’s a lot of that grungy 90’s jangle in the Tossing Seed sound.
—Keegan Bradford, SPIN, 25 July 2024
Moira ran down swiftly and lightly, with a jangle of her heels on the iron, to the bottom, which was still about six feet off the ground, in an open yard at the side of the pub.
—Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 23 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jangle
Noun
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Based on all the chatter coming out of camp, Wilson already seems to be having a positive influence on the Giants.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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There was a lot of chatter about the government replenishing local government consumer subsidy funds after strong demand, which led to depletion in several cities.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Verb
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And that repeating first couplet — which comprises six of the poem’s 18 lines and occupied the first day of this challenge — will surely jingle in your pocket for a long time to come.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Men dressed as 1880s gunfighters are forever clomping up and down wooden sidewalks with jingling spurs and holstered revolvers on their belts.—
Richard Grant,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
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The investigation has since expanded to include Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Signal group chat that included members of his family.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
21 June 2025
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In an initial ruling in March, Boasberg ordered administration officials to preserve any records from the chat dated March 11 to March 15.—
Elena Moore,
NPR,
20 June 2025
Verb
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In time, Ian started laughing at other things too: stories Eve made up about a cantankerous Russian named Boris, the word debris, pots clanging, keys jangling.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2025
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Next came a series of crashes and bangs, pots clanging and a thwacking sound like a broom hitting the floor.—
Suleika Jaouad,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The sky was gray, and rain pattered down through the leaves.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Jan. 2025
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Timbaland’s programming is at warp level, with pattering percussion across drum heads, yielding a crowd-pleaser that Elliott carries at a galloping pace.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But along with streamlining testing and certification processes, the talks had the additional goal of growing a domestic industry.—
Ed Garsten,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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In a 179-page court filing submitted in 2024, prosecutors finally unpacked years of whispers and street talk in granular detail, laying out an explosive account of what allegedly happened before, during and after that fateful night in Las Vegas.—
Danielle Bacher,
People.com,
1 July 2025
Verb
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By that point, Pep Guardiola’s senses had been tingled by something else.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Potential symptoms include insomnia, muscle cramps, constipation, nausea and vomiting, fatigue, weakness, numbness, tingling, personality changes and heart arrhythmias, experts say.—
Amy McGorry,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2025
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The Mütter collection came to include Grover Cleveland’s jaw tumor, a piece of one of John Wilkes Booth’s vertebrae, and slides of Albert Einstein’s brain.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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Gabriela was a strong candidate for chin and jaw augmentations to correct a substantially recessive profile.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2025
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“Jangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jangle. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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