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jangling

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verb

present participle of jangle

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jangling
Adjective
  • The singer and K-pop star’s look also featured small, subtle pieces of silver metallic hardware on the sleeve.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
  • For her husband’s second inauguration in 1873, Julia wore a metallic ivory brocade dress trimmed with lace.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2025
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
Adjective
  • Very bold colors—a long, bright orange hallway—and wacky costumes like Harvey’s floral suits, to give the film a strident, distinct look and feel.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • Especially for Pirates in the Caribbean night, when everybody – kids and adults – pull something out of Jack Sparrow’s closet for dinner, a raucous parrhty on Deck 10 and Magic Kingdom-caliber fireworks – the only fireworks display, we are reminded by the cruise director, by a cruise line at sea.
    Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Posey, in particular, described the possibility of Sasaki pitching for the Giants in the playoffs in front of a raucous Oracle Park.
    Justice delos Santos, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
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
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
Adjective
  • The about-face was a long time coming, but still felt jarring thanks to the rushed nature of the show in its final two seasons.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The bottom foam layer absorbs the impact energy of the sole hitting hard, jarring terrain, while the upper layer soaks up energy from each step to repurpose into the liftoff of the next step.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • If your exhaust fan is still noisy after cleaning, this could indicate loose screws or a problem with the motor.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025
  • If there’s a slightly noisier spot (or spots) in the apartment, that is another indicator of gaps that might allow smells to seep in and could benefit from sealant, says Arianna Deane, an architect and A+A+A cofounder.
    Diana Budds, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Jangling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jangling. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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