Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Jangle \Jan"gle\, 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.]
   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.

Jangle \Jan"gle\, v. t.
   To cause to sound harshly or inharmoniously; to produce
   discordant sounds with.

         Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune, and harsh.
                                                  --Shak.

Jangle \Jan"gle\, n. [Cf. OF. jangle.]
   1. Idle talk; prate; chatter; babble. --Chaucer.

   2. Discordant sound; wrangling.

            The musical jangle of sleigh bells.   --Longfellow.

Source : WordNet®

jangle
     n : a metallic sound; "the jingle of coins"; "the jangle of
         spurs" [syn: {jingle}]
     v : make a sound typical of metallic objects; "The keys were
         jingling in his pocket" [syn: {jingle}, {jingle-jangle}]