ajangle

adjective

ajan·​gle

ə-ˈjaŋ-gəl

: jangling

you can hear the chains ajangle

—R. L. Stevenson

Word History

Etymology

a- entry 1 + jangle, verb

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

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