jangle
verb (used without object)
to produce a harsh, discordant sound, as two comparatively small, thin, or hollow pieces of metal hitting together.
had jangled
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past perfectof jangle.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Arsenal’s nerves had jangled early in the second-half when Nacho Monreal erred with a loose backpass, which Cech would then handle to concede a free-kick on the by-line, five yards from goal.
From The Guardian ● May 16, 2017
The coup had jangled the alarms in every "Good Neighbor" capital.
From Time Magazine Archive
The speaker struck a well-worn chord—rather the worse for wear, and one that had jangled falsely ere now, but which still produced its effect.
From Trent's Trust, and Other Stories by Bret Harte
His name was against him, for long before he reached manhood the King had come back to his own, and his grandfather's bones had jangled on a Tyburn gibbet.
From The Path of the King by John Buchan
The night on that rocky ledge had jangled his nerves.
From Don Rodriguez; chronicles of Shadow Valley by Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron Dunsany
