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Jarring

/[d͡ʒɑːrɪŋ]/ adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.

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

Adjective
  1. 1
    making or causing a harsh and irritating sound wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Storage in jars.

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

  2. 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. 1
    present participle and gerund of jar form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From jar + -ing.

Etymology 3

From jar + -ing.

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