Sentence example with the word 'jangling'

jangling

ajar, at odds, confused, differing, discrepant, divergent, immiscible, jarring, rasping, scratching, warring

Definition adj. like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together

Last update: August 16, 2015


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He inveighs against the oppression of the poor by the rich, reproves those who, weary of matins or mass, spend their time in church "jangling," telling tales, and wondering where they will get the best ale, and revives the legend of the dancers at the church door during mass who were cursed by the priest and went on dancing for a twelvemonth without cessation.   [Please select]

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But the jangling of the sled-bells was enough to keep all shy beasts at a distance.   [Please select]

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Luce, De Rohan, and their kin fell with sharp, jangling notes on the floor and on the heads of the crowd.   [Please select]

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He was hustled forward, amid renewed shouts, cries, crash of falling vases, and jangling clatter of broken glass.   [Please select]

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"M'sieu', you've travelled far to reach that question," said he, jangling his keys as if he enjoyed it.   [Please select]

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The sick body is causing a feeling of "jangling nerves," and the mind, too, is strongly tempted to be sick.   [Please select]

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