(~s, jangling, ~d)
1.
When objects strike against each other and make an unpleasant ringing noise, you can say that they ~ or are ~d.
Her bead necklaces and bracelets ~d as she walked...
Jane took out her keys and ~d them.
VERB: V, V n
2.
If your nerves are jangling or if something ~s them, you are very anxious.
Behind that quietness his nerves are jangling, he’s in a terrible state...
The caffeine in coffee can ~ the nerves.
VERB: V, V n