jingle, jangle
(noun) a metallic sound; “the jingle of coins”; “the jangle of spurs”
jingle, jingle-jangle, jangle
(verb) make a sound typical of metallic objects; “The keys were jingling in his pocket”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
jangle (third-person singular simple present jangles, present participle jangling, simple past and past participle jangled)
(intransitive) To make a rattling metallic sound.
(transitive) To cause something to make a rattling metallic sound.
(transitive) To irritate.
To quarrel in words; to wrangle.
jangle (plural jangles)
A rattling metallic sound.
(obsolete) Idle talk; prate; chatter; babble.
• somewhat harsher than jingle
Source: Wiktionary
Jan"gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jangled; p. pr. & vb. n. Jangling.] Etym: [OE. janglen to quarrel, OF. jangler to rail, quarrel; of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. jangelen, janken, to whimper, chide, brawl, quarrel.]
1. To sound harshly or discordantly, as bells out of tune.
2. To talk idly; to prate; to babble; to chatter; to gossip. "Thou janglest as a jay." Chaucer.
3. To quarrel in words; to altercate; to wrangle. Good wits will be jangling; but, gentles, agree. Shak. Prussian Trenck . . . jargons and jangles in an unmelodious manner. Carlyle.
Jan"gle, v. t.
Definition: To cause to sound harshly or inharmoniously; to produce discordant sounds with. Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune, and harsh. Shak.
Jan"gle, n. Etym: [Cf. OF.jangle.]
1. Idle talk; prate; chatter; babble. Chaucer.
2. Discordant sound; wrangling. The musical jangle of sleigh bells. Longfellow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
