jangled

past tense of jangle

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Verb
  • According to the arrest report, detectives then found surveillance video showing the outside of the victim’s home moments before the two kidnappers rang the doorbell.
    KFOX Staff, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
  • After a fight had broken out an hour earlier, workers were shutting down the restaurant and ushering out patrons, when shots suddenly rang out from the passing black car.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The Bears lost Brown’s first four games as head coach by an average score of 27-11 while the offense sputtered to an average of 252 yards during that span.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
  • New England's offense has sputtered, and their defense hasn't been able to keep games competitive.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Jangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jangled. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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