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jargling

jargling is the present participle and gerund of jargle.

Meaning of jargle

Verb

jargle (third-person singular simple present jargles, present participle jargling, simple past and past participle jargled)

  1. (obsolete) To emit a harsh or discordant sound.
    • Thy mother could thee for thy cradle set / Her husband's rusty iron corselet; / Whose jargling sound might rock her babe to rest, / That never plain'd of his uneasy nest.1597, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in Virgidemiarum, Sixe Bookes. First Three Bookes, of Tooth-lesse Satyrs. […], London: […] Thomas Creede, for Robert Dexter, →OCLC

Questions about jargling

What is jargling the present participle and gerund of?
Jargling is the present participle and gerund of jargle.

Words near jargling in the dictionary

  1. jarfuls
  2. jarg
  3. jargle
  4. jargled
  5. jargles
  6. jargling
  7. jargon
  8. jargon aphasia
  9. jargon aphasias
  10. jargonal
  11. jargonaphasia

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