Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Jangling · Jan·gling · IPA a. n. 01 a. Producing discordant sounds. 1. Producing discordant sounds. 02 n. Idle babbling; vain disputation. 1. Idle babbling; vain disputation. “From which some, having swerved, have turned aside unto vain jangling.” — 1 Tim. i. 6. 2. Wrangling; altercation.