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jangling

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verb

present participle of jangle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jangling
Adjective
  • With a white leather upper, the pair uses the Air Jordan 5’s classic color blocking with a reflective metallic silver tongue and a mixture of Sunset orange and a Jordan staple Fire Red shade.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Sánchez opted for a silver metallic mini dress with subtle boning and a black overcoat.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
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
Adjective
  • Carney won an election in April with a strident message for Canadians, warning that theirrelationship with America would change dramatically in the coming years.
    Paula Newton, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • For days, the National Weather Service had been issuing increasingly strident warnings.
    Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Eerie chants, tinkling percussion, zany strings, and plucky swelling piano.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • From the moment it was announced the Ryder Cup would come to New York, many expected a raucous crowd that could rival the 1999 Brookline crowd in Massachusetts for the most hostile toward Europeans.
    Brody Miller, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • This raucous feast for the senses stars Farrell as a wild gambler slowly losing it all.
    Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • There was the leather craftsmanship of Leo Prothmann to the quiet and clashing elegance of Nanushka.
    Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The reason for the Fed’s tentative steps is its two primary and potentially clashing mandates — maximum sustainable employment and price stability.
    Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The sound of laughter and clinking glass pours out of the windows and onto the streets.
    Jonathan Terrell, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
  • But there is a big part of me that just needs a photo of Martin Scorsese and alt-comic Robby Hoffman clinking their Emmy statues together.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Jangling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jangling. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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