verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
jangle your keys (= move them so they make a ringing sound )
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He walked off down the corridor, jangling his keys.
your nerves jangle (= you feel extremely nervous or worried )
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Suddenly she was wide awake, her nerves jangling.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He kept jangling the coins in his pocket
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He pulled on a metal bell handle and heard the bell jangle .
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He was talking so fast, and his nerves were so jangled, it seemed clear that something was up.
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Inside were a number of wire coathangers that jangled every time anyone moved around the caravan.
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It can still pull us out to the edge of our seats, nerves jangling, stomach in knots.
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She considered, trying to ignore the jangling hangers, with their cold, quick touch.
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The volley of arrows was thin and broken, its unevenness jangling in his nerves even before his senses recorded it.