jarring

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English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

jarring (comparative more jarring, superlative most jarring)

  1. That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.
    • 1700, Dryden, “Palamon and Arcite”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; , London: Jacob Tonson, , →OCLC:
      The rings of iron that on the doors were hung / Sent out a jarring sound
    • 1953 February, H. A. Vallance, “To Brighton through the Shoreham Gap”, in Railway Magazine, page 82:
      The large cement works nearby are served by sidings, and strike a sudden jarring industrial note in the midst of the rural downland scene.
    • 2018 July 16, Ben Cotton, “The oldest, active Linux distro, Slackware, turns 25”, in Opensource.com‎:
      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.
    • 2019, Stormzy, Vossi Bop:
      I could probably take your chick
      But I just wouldn't 'cause she's jarrin'
Translations

Etymology 2

From jar +‎ -ing.

Noun

jarring (plural jarrings)

  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.
    • 1945 January and February, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—III”, in Railway Magazine, page 13:
      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.
Translations

Etymology 3

From jar +‎ -ing.

Verb

jarring

  1. present participle and gerund of jar
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