(intransitive) To make a rattling metallic sound.
jangled
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for jangled.
Editorial note
I remember buying Doom years ago and when I got the box it jangled round from all the discs inside of it.
Quick take
(intransitive) To make a rattling metallic sound.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of jangled gathered in one view.
(transitive) To cause (something) to make a rattling metallic sound.
(transitive) To express or say (something) in an argumentative or harsh manner.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for jangled.
verb
(intransitive) To make a rattling metallic sound.
verb
(transitive) To cause (something) to make a rattling metallic sound.
verb
(transitive) To express or say (something) in an argumentative or harsh manner.
verb
(transitive) (figuratively) To irritate or jar (something).
Example sentences
I remember buying Doom years ago and when I got the box it jangled round from all the discs inside of it.
What if all those bits got all jangled up!?
This is in large part why most early bioinformatics companies failed - due to lack of deliver on this front along with jangled software approaches that were being moved into the commercial world from academia.
Ghost would only appeal to the more minimalist crowd, who cared that the source was cleaner etc (and I'm assuming it is, for it can also be just a jangled mess of JavaScript instead of PHP).
These things combine to make players strung out over time; their nerves are jangled through constant grinding, death (screw roguelikes!), or competition, and then you end up with developer as God who made decide to alter everything to please a particular player faction, or even no one at all but themselves.
(Keys jangling are almost 70% above 20 KHz, which probably has something to do with why back in the early days of TV remote controls when they were ultrasonic instead of IR or RF people would report that if someone's keys jangled the channel would sometimes change).
Quote examples
However, consider the phrases "jangled software approaches" and "old formal methods".
"But his Silicon Valley ways — evident from a showy party in early 2012 that he threw to celebrate himself and his plans, replete with a light show, fake snow and flowing liquor — jangled from the start." SV is all about show and lights?
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use jangled in a sentence?
I remember buying Doom years ago and when I got the box it jangled round from all the discs inside of it.
What does jangled mean?
(intransitive) To make a rattling metallic sound.
What part of speech is jangled?
jangled is commonly used as verb.