: 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
Recent Examples on the Web
The result is a jarring financial cliff that could reshape the landscape of public education for years.
—Charlotte Morabito, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
The production is moving faster than his raps, which sounds a bit jarring at first.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2025
However, jumping from full-time work to full-time leisure can be financially risky and psychologically jarring.
—Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Within three minutes, she’s bundled into an unmarked car and whisked away, a jarring scene that showed the nation what President Donald Trump’s deportation campaign looks like on the street level: federal agents ambushing a Muslim woman who co-wrote an op-ed in a college newspaper.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2025
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Charlotte Morabito, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
The production is moving faster than his raps, which sounds a bit jarring at first.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2025
However, jumping from full-time work to full-time leisure can be financially risky and psychologically jarring.
—Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Within three minutes, she’s bundled into an unmarked car and whisked away, a jarring scene that showed the nation what President Donald Trump’s deportation campaign looks like on the street level: federal agents ambushing a Muslim woman who co-wrote an op-ed in a college newspaper.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Jarring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jarring. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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