jangle

jangle
1. intransitive verb
klimpern; [Klingel:] bimmeln
2. transitive verb
rasseln mit; klimpern mit [[Klein]geld]
3. noun
Geklapper, das; (of bell) Schrillen, das
* * *
['‹æŋɡl]
verb
(to (cause to) give a harsh (ringing) sound: The bell jangled noisily.) schrillen
* * *
jan·gle
[ˈʤæŋgl̩]
I. vt
1. (rattle)
▪ to \jangle sth [mit etw dat] klirren
to \jangle bells Glocken bimmeln lassen
to \jangle coins mit Münzen klimpern
to \jangle keys mit Schlüsseln rasseln
2. (fig: upset)
to \jangle sb's nerves jdm auf die Nerven gehen [o fam den Nerv töten], jds Nervenkostüm strapazieren fam
II. vi klirren; bells bimmeln
III. n see jangling
* * *
['dZŋgl]
1. vi
(keys, money) klimpern (inf); (bells) bimmeln (inf); (chains, harness) klirren, rasseln

my nerves are jangling — ich bin genervt (inf)

2. vt
money klimpern mit; bell bimmeln lassen; keys, chains rasseln mit

it jangled my nerves — das ist mir durch Mark und Bein gegangen

3. n
(of keys, money) Klimpern nt, Geklimper nt (inf); (of bells) Bimmeln nt; (of chains, harness) Klirren nt, Rasseln nt
* * *
jangle [ˈdʒæŋɡl]
A v/i
1. a) schrill oder misstönend erklingen, schrillen:
jangling noise schrilles Geräusch
b) klimpern (Münzen etc), klirren, rasseln (Ketten etc)
2. keifen
B v/t
1. a) schrill oder misstönend erklingen lassen
b) klimpern oder klirren mit
2. keifen
3. jangle sb’s nerves jemandem auf die Nerven gehen
C s
1. a) Schrillen n
b) Klimpern n, Klirren n
2. Keifen n
* * *
1. intransitive verb
klimpern; [Klingel:] bimmeln
2. transitive verb
rasseln mit; klimpern mit [[Klein]geld]
3. noun
Geklapper, das; (of bell) Schrillen, das
* * *
n.
Geklingel n. v.
keifen v.
poltern v.

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