bangle

UK /ˈbæŋ.ɡ(ə)l/ US /ˈbæŋ.ɡ(ə)l/
verb 4noun 2

Definitions

noun

1

A rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp.

Mrs. MacAndrew smoothed down the lap of her gown, and gold bangles fell over her wrists.

verb

1

to beat about or beat down, as corn by the wind.

2

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 […].

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.

3

(falconry) to beat about in the air; flutter: said of a hawk which does not rise steadily and then swoop down upon its prey.

4

to flap or hang down loosely, as a hat brim or an animal's ear.

noun

1

The cut branch of a tree; a large, rough stick; the largest piece of wood in a bundle of twigs

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