jarring

  • 1Jarring — Jar ring n. 1. A shaking; a tremulous motion; as, the jarring of a steamship, caused by its engines. [1913 Webster] 2. Discord; a clashing of interests. Endless jarrings and immortal hate. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2Jarring — Jar ring, a. [See {Jar.}] Shaking; disturbing; discordant. A jarring sound. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3jarring — index inapplicable, inapposite, inapt, incongruous, inconsistent, inept (inappropriate), repugnant ( …

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  • 4jarring — jar|ring [ dʒarıŋ ] adjective 1. ) surprising or slightly shocking: The only jarring note was the presence of his ex wife. 2. ) making your body move suddenly and unexpectedly: a jarring thud 3. ) a jarring noise is unpleasant and starts suddenly …

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  • 5jarring — UK [ˈdʒɑːrɪŋ] / US [ˈdʒɑrɪŋ] adjective 1) surprising, or slightly shocking The only jarring note was the presence of his ex wife. 2) making your body move suddenly and unexpectedly a jarring thud 3) a jarring noise is unpleasant and starts… …

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  • 6jarring — Ⅰ. jar [1] ► NOUN 1) a wide mouthed cylindrical container made of glass or pottery. 2) Brit. informal a glass of beer. ORIGIN French jarre, from Arabic. Ⅱ. jar [2] ► …

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  • 7jarring — 1. noun An act of jarring (in any sense). The jarring of peaches took place at the end of the season. 2. adjective That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful …

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  • 8Jarring — Jar Jar, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jarred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jarring}.] [Cf. OE. charken to creak, AS. cearcian to gnash, F. jars a gander, L. garrire to chatter, prate, OHG. kerran to chatter, croak, G. quarren to grumble, and E. jargon, ajar.] [1913 …

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  • 9jarring — adjective making or causing a harsh and irritating sound (Freq. 1) the jarring noise of the iron gate scraping on the sidewalk • Similar to: ↑cacophonous, ↑cacophonic …

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  • 10Jarring Effects — is a French musical label based in Lyon, south east of France. For more than a decade, the Jarring Effects guideline always have been clear: be independent, do it yourself, be creative, and make the music you love, not the one radio or media… …

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