jangling 1 of 2

Definition of janglingnext

jangling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of jangle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jangling
Adjective
  • The actress donned a slinky metallic shift dress in her latest Instagram post in partnership with the skincare brand Shiseido.
    Emma Banks, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Red flags included bitterness or any metallic notes the beans may have picked up during processing.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Some say his spurs are still jingling down the hallway, chasing after her.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
  • With real feathers and a jingling bell, this feather cat teaser taps into your cat’s natural hunting instincts.
    Nora Colomer may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Arriving in January, the California Post will be Murdoch’s transplant of his right-leaning tabloid the New York Post, replete with shrill headlines and randy gossip.
    Peter Bart, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025
  • One option is to simply double down on the existing approach and become shriller.
    Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • 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.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • Spanberger and Sherrill should, and will, face strident calls from their LGBTQ+ constituents to go further in their support for trans people of all ages, and to not let misinformation and propaganda cloud their decisionmaking while in office.
    Samantha Riedel, Them., 6 Nov. 2025
  • Newsom’s anti-energy agenda has been forceful, strident and clear from his first days in the governor’s mansion.
    Will Oneill, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Eerie chants, tinkling percussion, zany strings, and plucky swelling piano.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Sports radio can be loud and raucous, blaring with bluster and bellowing.
    Scott Simon, NPR, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The Aztecs make their second trip to Phoenix in a month, this time to face controversial new conference member GCU in one of the nation’s most raucous home-court atmospheres.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • The motives driving a revolution might be ideological, clashing ethnic or tribal identities, competition for wealth, or a combination of all these.
    Ian Bremmer, Time, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Telling the story of the clashing egos and raging idiocy of the fictional Spinal Tap, Reiner both directed and starred as the filmmaker-within-the-film Marty DiBergi.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Jangling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jangling. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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