Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ajangle

/əˈd͡ʒæŋɡəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ajan-gle
IPA: /əˈd͡ʒæŋɡəl/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"1913, Bert Leston Taylor, “Canopus” in Motley Measures, Chicago: The Laurentian Publishers, p. 14, When men are calling names and making faces, And all the world’s ajangle and ajar, I meditate on interstellar spaces And smoke a mild seegar."
"Where the horrible clamor had merely set my nerves ajangle, it had plainly lacerated her like some evil bullwhip."
"That actually did make Cora feel better—enough that she took a deep breath and reminded herself that the mission was done and successful. No injuries, no pursuit... no reason to still feel so twitchy, her nerves all a-jangle."

Etymology

From a- + jangle.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: a

Questions

How do you pronounce ajangle?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈd͡ʒæŋɡəl/.
What does ajangle mean?: Jangling.
Where does ajangle come from?: From a- + jangle.

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