jangled

Definition of janglednext
past tense of jangle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jangled
Verb
  • The bells that dangled off her red tunic jingled.
    Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Netflix and Amazon jingled all the way to some big audiences on Christmas Day, thanks to the NFL.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • 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.
    Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The only recourse those unregulated bookmakers had when their Spidey-senses tingled was to simply stop taking bets on the suspicious game.
    David Hill, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Midway through the second half, Ijadimbola took a feed from Shay Jackson and rattled the rim with a thunderous dunk.
    Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Giuseppe Cacace | Afp | Getty Images Markets across the Gulf region have diverged sharply since the Middle East conflict began, as investors traverse big swings in energy prices and markets remain rattled by geopolitical turmoil.
    Hugh Leask, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Our buckteeth clinked painfully.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Glasses clinked; and at the center of it all was her very first ESSENCE cover, in October 2017.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Authorities said Casey’s phone was pinged and later showed a remote spot between Thunder mountain trail and Nugget Creek trail, which prompted rescue teams to respond to the area of the ping.
    David Chiu, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For centuries, armies usually clashed on battlefields, far from civilians.
    Gil Troy, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Reirson, the Western State College of Law professor, said the nation’s founding ideals of pluralism and equal opportunity have often clashed with an undercurrent of nativism and white supremacy.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Pack was later plunked in the back while taking second base during a rundown.
    Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
  • He was plunked 204 times over his 16-year career, ninth most in the history of the sport.
    Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Jangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jangled. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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