v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Jangled p. pr. & vb. n. Jangling ] [ OE. janglen to quarrel, OF. jangler to rail, quarrel; of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. jangelen, janken, to whimper, chide, brawl, quarrel. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To sound harshly or discordantly, as bells out of tune. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To talk idly; to prate; to babble; to chatter; to gossip. “Thou janglest as a jay.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To quarrel in words; to altercate; to wrangle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Good wits will be jangling; but, gentles, agree. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Prussian Trenck . . . jargons and jangles in an unmelodious manner. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To cause to sound harshly or inharmoniously; to produce discordant sounds with. [ 1913 Webster ]

Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune, and harsh. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. jangle. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Idle talk; prate; chatter; babble. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Discordant sound; wrangling. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The unmelodious ringing of multiple metallic objects striking together, such as a set of small bells. [ PJC ]

The musical jangle of sleigh bells. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. jangleor. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. An idle talker; a babbler; a prater. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A wrangling, noisy fellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A female prater or babbler. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. janglerie chattering, talk. ] Jangling. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Producing discordant sounds. “A jangling noise.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Idle babbling; vain disputation. [ 1913 Webster ]

From which some, having swerved, have turned aside unto vain jangling. 1 Tim. i. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Wrangling; altercation. Lamb. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together; sounding with a jangle{ 3 }; as, a custodian with a jangly set of keys.
Syn. -- jangling. [ WordNet 1.5 ]