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Grammar : Adj
Spell : jahr
Phonetic Transcription : dʒɑr



Definition of jarring

Origin :
  • 1520s, "to make a harsh, grating sound," usually said to be echoic or imitative, but no one explains how, or of what. Figurative sense of "have an unpleasant effect on" is from 1530s; that of "cause to vibrate or shake" is from 1560s. Related: Jarred; jarring.
  • adj discordant
  • adj jolting
Example sentences :
  • Then there was a jarring impact that made his arm numb to the shoulder.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • This question was, as usual, the fruitful source of jarring opinions.
  • Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
  • There was no movement of the field, no jarring, no vibration.
  • Extract from : « Lords of the Stratosphere » by Arthur J. Burks
  • The truck came to a jarring stop as the driver jammed on the brakes.
  • Extract from : « The Coyote » by James Roberts
  • Their share is confined to swinging the axe and gripping the jarring drill.
  • Extract from : « The Greater Power » by Harold Bindloss
  • My teeth chattered like castanets, jarring in my jaws until it was painful.
  • Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
  • Sharp and jarring and without premonition are the surprises of youth.
  • Extract from : « Dwellers in the Hills » by Melville Davisson Post
  • Reuben, listening, heard the sound of the jarring chain, and the door was opened.
  • Extract from : « Aunt Rachel » by David Christie Murray
  • It was only the last sentence that she took note of, because of its jarring sense.
  • Extract from : « Peak and Prairie » by Anna Fuller
  • Then at last the sacred gates are flung open and grate on the jarring hinge.
  • Extract from : « The Aeneid of Virgil » by Virgil

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