To make a harsh, discordant ringing sound, or to cause someone to feel nervous and irritated.
From Middle English 'jangle,' possibly from Old French 'jangler' meaning 'to chatter.' The word originally meant 'to squabble' before developing the auditory meaning of 'to make a harsh noise.'
The famous poet T.S. Eliot wrote about things that 'jangle' in his modernist poetry to create an unsettling feeling—writers use this word specifically because the sound itself feels annoying!
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