Jangle, 1) intr. to sound discordantly: “kept such a --ing of the bells,” Per. II, 1, 45. Hence == to quarrel, to altercate, to wrangle: “good wits will be --ing,” LLL II, 225. “their --ing I esteem a sport,” Mids. III, 2, 353.
2) to make to sound discordantly, to put out of tune: “like sweet bells --d, out of tune and harsh,” Hml. III, 1, 166.