ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Jarring

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation [d͡ʒɑːrɪŋ] · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Jarring is an adjective meaning That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.

Meaning

That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.

More Meanings

  1. Storage in jars.
  2. A feeling or movement that jars or jolts.
  3. present participle and gerund of jar

Example Sentences

The jarring of peaches took place at the end of the season.
The rings of iron that on the doors were hung / Sent out a jarring sound
I could probably take your chick But I just wouldn't 'cause she's jarrin'
The large cement works nearby are served by sidings, and strike a sudden jarring industrial note in the midst of the rural downland scene.

Word Forms

Synonyms for jarring

Depending on context, synonyms include rough, cacophonous, jolting, bumpy, jolty, unsmooth.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unsmooth, rough, cacophonous, bumpy, jolty, jolting.

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