bangle
Syllables: ban·gle/ˈbæŋ.ɡəl/
bangle noun: a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp.
Noun (1)
bangle (plural bangles)
Verb
bangle (third-person singular simple present bangles, present participle bangling, simple past and past participle bangled)
- to beat about or beat down, as corn by the wind.
- to waste away little by little; squander carelessly; fritter (away).
- Thus betwixt hope and fear, suspicions, angers […] betwixt falling in, falling out, etc., we bangle away our best days, befool out our times […]., New York Review Books 2001, p.273
- If we bangle away the legacy of peace left us by Christ, it is a sign of our want of regard for him. — Duty of Man.
- (falconry) to beat about in the air; flutter: said of a hawk which does not rise steadily and then swoop down upon its prey.
- to flap or hang down loosely, as a hat brim or an animal's ear.
Noun (2)
bangle (plural bangles)
bangle meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
bangle in Hindi
- a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- बंग्ली baṅglī, चूड़ी cūṛī, कंगन kaṅgan
bangle in Tamil
- a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- வளையல் vaḷaiyal, காப்பு kāppu
bangle in Marathi
- a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- बांगडी bāṅgḍī
bangle in Urdu
- a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- چوڑی cūṛī, کنگَن kaṅgan
More languagesFewer languages
- bangle in Bengali
- চুড়ি cuṛi
- bangle in Telugu
- గాజు gāju
- bangle in Malayalam
- വള vaḷa
- bangle in Kannada
- ಬಳೆ baḷe
- bangle in Punjabi
- ਵੰਗ vaṅg, وَن٘گ vaṉg
- bangle in Gujarati
- બંગડી baṅgḍī
- bangle in Assamese
- খাৰু kharu
- bangle in Nepali
- चुरा curā
- bangle in Arabic
- بُنْجَرة bunjara
- bangle in Persian
- النگو alangu
Examples of bangle in a sentence
- Rack up your arm candy with this schmancy bangle, watch, and bracelet set from Anne Klein.
- She had thick black kajal on her eyes, unbecoming lipstick, and a wristful of bangles.
- Her dainty feet were covered with toerings and tinkling anklets while glass bangles covered her arms.
Forms of bangle
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | bangles |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | bangles |
| present participle | bangling |
| past participle | bangled |
| past | bangled |
Origin of bangle
Borrowed from Hindi बंग्ली (baṅglī, “glass bracelet”).
Unknown, yet probably from bang + -le (frequentative suffix).
Apparently from bang (verb) + -le (instrumental suffix), perhaps ultimately connected with Proto-Germanic *bangilaz. Compare Dutch bengel, German Bengel.
Words formed from bangle
Phrases with bangle
Words that rhyme with bangle
Questions about bangle
- What does bangle mean?
- Bangle means a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp.
- What is bangle in Hindi?
- Bangle in Hindi is बंग्ली (baṅglī), चूड़ी (cūṛī), कंगन (kaṅgan). See Bangle meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is bangle?
- Bangle can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce bangle?
- Bangle is pronounced /ˈbæŋ.ɡəl/.
- What is the plural of bangle?
- The plural of bangle is bangles.
Words near bangle in the dictionary
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