discordant+sound

  • 21jar — I. /dʒa / (say jah) noun 1. a broad mouthed earthen or glass vessel, commonly cylindrical in form. 2. the quantity contained in it. 3. Colloquial a glass of beer. {French jarre, from Provençal jarro, or Spanish jarra, from Arabic jarrah earthen… …

  • 22Tango music — Infobox Music genre name=Tango bgcolor=maroon color=white stylistic origins=European styles, including polka, milonga, habanera, flamenco, mazurka, contradanse cultural origins=Late 19th century Buenos Aires ARG Montevideo URU instruments=Violin …

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  • 23cacophonic — adj. cacophonous, having a discordant sound, discordant, inharmonious, jarring …

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  • 24cacophonous — ca·coph·o·nous || kæ kÉ’fÉ™nÉ™s adj. having a discordant sound, discordant, inharmonious, jarring …

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  • 25jangle — I. v. n. 1. Wrangle, squabble, bicker, quarrel, dispute, spar, spat, jar, tiff, have words, have an altercation. 2. Clash and clang, sound harshly or discordantly. II. v. a. Sound discordantly, utter inharmoniously. III. n. 1. Discord, discordant …

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  • 26jangle — [c]/ˈdʒæŋgəl / (say jangguhl) verb (jangled, jangling) –verb (i) 1. to sound harshly or discordantly: a jangling noise. –verb (t) 2. to cause to sound harshly or discordantly. 3. to cause to become upset or irritated. –noun 4. a harsh or… …

  • 27jar — jar1 [jär] vi. jarred, jarring [ult. echoic] 1. to make a harsh sound or a discord; grate 2. to have a harsh, irritating effect (on one) 3. to shake or vibrate from a sudden impact 4. to clash, disagree, or quarrel sharply vt …

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  • 28jangle — v. & n. v. 1 intr. & tr. make, or cause (a bell etc.) to make, a harsh metallic sound. 2 tr. irritate (the nerves etc.) by discordant sound or speech etc. n. a harsh metallic sound. Etymology: ME f. OF jangler, of uncert. orig …

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  • 29cacophony — noun (plural nies) Date: circa 1656 harsh or discordant sound ; dissonance 2; specifically harshness in the sound of words or phrases …

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  • 30jar — I. verb (jarred; jarring) Etymology: probably of imitative origin Date: 1526 intransitive verb 1. a. to make a harsh or discordant sound b. to have a harshly disagreeable or disconcerting effect c. to be out of harmony; specifically …

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