English▸ verb
1 make or cause to make a ringing metallic sound, particularly a discordant one:
[no object] a bell jangled loudly
[with object] Ryan stood on the terrace jangling his keys.
2 (with reference to a person's nerves) set or be set on edge:
[no object] now it's over my nerves are jangling
[with object] this kind of talk will jangle some people's nerves.
3 [no object] (of a guitar, especially in rock or pop music) produce a clear, ringing sound:
organ notes swirl around, guitars chime and jangle
(jangling as adjective) the song features a bouncy rhythm, jangling guitars, and a catchy melody.
– ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘talk excessively or noisily, squabble’): from Old French jangler, of unknown origin.