jarring
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jarring¹
- [d͡ʒɑːrɪŋ] UK
- [d͡ʒɑːrɪŋ] US
adjective more jarring · most jarring
- That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful. The rings of iron that on the doors were hung / Sent out a jarring sound
jarring²
- [d͡ʒɑːrɪŋ] UK
- [d͡ʒɑːrɪŋ] US
noun jarrings
- Storage in jars. The jarring of peaches took place at the end of the season.
- 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.
jarring³
- [d͡ʒɑːrɪŋ] UK
- [d͡ʒɑːrɪŋ] US
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
verb
- present participle and gerund of jar
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cacophonic, unsmooth, rough, cacophonous, bumpy, jolty, jolting, discordant, dissenting, mismatched, jarry, janglesome, ajangle, clangy, jangly, clashy
Translations
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adj That jars (clashes or disagrees)
| Español | chocante |
|---|---|
| Français | discordant, déroutant |
| Deutsch | misstönend, schräg, schief |
| Italiano | stridente |
| Русский | раздражающий razdražajuščij |
noun storage in jars
| Español | embotellamiento |
|---|---|
| Italiano | imbottigliamento, inscatolamento |
noun feeling or movement that jars or jolts
| Español | sacudida |
|---|
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title = {jarring},
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