Jarring

[d͡ʒɑːrɪŋ] · adjective

Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.
2. Storage in jars.
3. A feeling or movement that jars or jolts.
4. present participle and gerund of jar

Example Sentences

The rings of iron that on the doors were hung / Sent out a jarring sound

The large cement works nearby are served by sidings, and strike a sudden jarring industrial note in the midst of the rural downland scene.

Slackware does not include a graphical installer. Its package manager does not perform any dependency resolution. This can be jarring for new users, particularly within the last few years, but it also enables a deeper understanding of the system.

I could probably take your chick But I just wouldn't 'cause she's jarrin'

The jarring of peaches took place at the end of the season.

The striker's job was onerous, too, because there was so little "give" in the metal, and the perpetual jarring was indeed trying to the muscles.

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Word Forms

• more jarring
• most jarring
• jarrings

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