: having a harshly concussive, disagreeable, or discordant effect
a jarring tackle
It is not hard to imagine how the wounded will fare in a long jarring ride over rough roads …—
William Baxter
William BaxterAfter watching the British reports, I found the American ones jarring.—Michael Massing
Michael MassingThere is not a single jarring note from the minute you enter this turn-of-the-century palazzo, lovingly restored to its glory days …—Kati Marton
Kati Marton
jarringly
adverb
jarringly harsh language
a jarringly hard hit
… an aroma that I found jarringly distracting …
—Randal Caparoso
Randal Caparoso
The book is his angry, raunchy, opinionated, sometimes moving, jarringly frank autobiography …
—Brad Darrach
Brad Darrach
Examples of jarring in a Sentence
the jarring news that major financial institutions were on the verge of collapse
the final chord of that song is too jarring for me
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On the set of the new Prime Video series back in March, the juxtaposition is jarring.
—EW.com, 15 July 2025
Rather than relying on a post-credits scene to set up DaCosta's film, Boyle opted instead for a tonally jarring final act to his movie.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 11 July 2025
While there's no explicit bloodshed, but the scene is definitely jarring.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 11 July 2025
While the change of the U.S.’s position has been jarring to many NATO countries, Plepytė denied that there was any clashing between Vilnius and Washington over Ukraine.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2025
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EW.com, 15 July 2025
Rather than relying on a post-credits scene to set up DaCosta's film, Boyle opted instead for a tonally jarring final act to his movie.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 11 July 2025
While there's no explicit bloodshed, but the scene is definitely jarring.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 11 July 2025
While the change of the U.S.’s position has been jarring to many NATO countries, Plepytė denied that there was any clashing between Vilnius and Washington over Ukraine.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for jarring
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“Jarring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jarring. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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