jarring

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
19
Letters
7
Pronunciation
[d͡ʒɑːrɪŋ]

Definition of jarring

4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.
    “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'”
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adj

  1. That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.
    “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'”

noun

  1. Storage in jars.
    “The jarring of peaches took place at the end of the season.”
  2. A feeling or movement that jars or jolts.
    “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.”

verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of jar

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Etymology

From jar (“to clash, conflict, disturb”) + -ing.

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