jangling 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of janglingnext
as in metallic

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jangling

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verb

present participle of jangle
1
as in jingling

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2
as in yakking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jangling
  1. metallic
  2. shrill
  3. strident
  4. raucous
  5. jangly
  6. dissonant
  7. jarring
  8. noisy
Adjective
  • Rhinestone and crystal embellishments and metallic foils help deliver the futuristic vibe.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Her metallic lace Louis Vuitton gown featured a flared skirt and exaggerated hips.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of metallic
Adjective
  • Alecia lets out a shrill whistle and the shadowy figures of our campmates stand up around the fire, applauding.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Like, watched it all the way through from the shrill opening filled with obnoxious kids to the leadenly staged slapstick climax?
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of shrill
Adjective
  • The next day, while the country was still overcome by grief and anger, a song appeared on Indian WhatsApp groups, sung by a strident female voice.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Through its strident positivity, PST ART glorifies speed and risk-taking (not to say recklessness) in the service of progress and discovery.
    Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of strident
Adjective
  • This impulse is amplified by the decentralized American system—especially its free media and raucous Congress—which empowers voices, including those of diaspora populations, businesses, human rights organizations, and the national security bureaucracy, to advocate for various actions overseas.
    Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Otherwise, the Ravens celebration that followed the win was neither raucous nor lengthy.
    Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of raucous
Adjective
  • They were inspired by the protean roots of samba, the silky vibe of the bossa nova, and the jangly wave of Brazilian pop-rock known as jovem guarda.
    Ernesto Lechner, SPIN, 10 Sep. 2024
  • The jangly guitar beat sneaks up on you, and while C.R.O builds it into a solid chorus, his pronunciation can veer into cursive singing.
    Cat Cardenas, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2024
Definition of jangly
Adjective
  • These songs all have a beautiful sadness to them and have a pop mentality, but there is always something dissonant or tense about them at times, musically.
    Liza Lentini, SPIN, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Relationships between objects are often obscure, dissonant.
    Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of dissonant
Adjective
  • Fireworks, something that once filled me with excitement and joy as a child, now felt jarring and wrong.
    Edward Buckles Jr., TIME, 7 Jan. 2025
  • According to Arquette, those jarring moments could happen to anyone of us, at any time.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of jarring
Adjective
  • His personal airplane, a noisy 727, is banned from takeoff and landing between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The screen rolls out from underneath the keyboard, with a noisy motor taking a few seconds to turn the device into a laptop with a very tall display.
    Barry Collins, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of noisy
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