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adjective

ˈjär-iŋ How to pronounce jarring (audio)
Definition of jarringnext
1
as in surprising
causing a strong emotional reaction because of unexpectedness the jarring news that major financial institutions were on the verge of collapse

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2
as in loud
disagreeable to one's aesthetic or artistic sense the final chord of that song is too jarring for me

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jarring

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verb

present participle of jar
1
as in bickering
to express different opinions about something often angrily those two coworkers have such incompatible personalities that it's no wonder they constantly jar

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2
as in clashing
to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably the bright orange of the walls jars with the light pastels of the furnishings

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Recent Examples of jarring
Adjective
The jarring moment caused several dancers to jump aside to avoid being hit. — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 Though like The-Witch-the-movie, this strange, jarring delight is concerned with the fate of older women in un-hospitable climes. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 July 2026
Verb
These silences can be jarring, snapping you out of yourself and back into the present. — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 22 May 2026 These are accompanied by jarring, discordant music tone outbursts accented with a vexing metallic buzz. — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for jarring
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jarring
  1. surprising
  2. loud
  3. bickering
  4. clashing
  5. startling
  6. harsh
  7. arguing
  8. conflicting
Adjective
  • The early returns were surprising for a candidate who had entered the race with little name recognition but, by Election Day, had become an unlikely figure in the increasingly bitter contest between the two Democrats.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
  • That’s probably not the surprising part — his speed has always been in play.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
Definition of surprising
Adjective
  • That primary became one of the loudest examples of an ongoing party divide marked by the base's growing frustration with Democratic leaders, particularly in Washington.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 9 July 2026
  • In one video, several loud booms can be heard as a fireball appears behind buildings in the direction of the city’s port.
    — Jamie Gray, NBC news, 9 July 2026
Definition of loud
Verb
  • Several weeks back, Clark and White were caught bickering during a timeout huddle against the expansion Portland Fire.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 27 June 2026
  • The plot centers on bickering couple Joe and Angela, who invite their noisy upstairs neighbors, Hawk and Piña, for dinner.
    — Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of bickering
Verb
  • After clashing over the budget and the electoral law, Fils-Aimé and the electoral council finally agreed on a $120 million budget, down from an initial proposal of $250 million.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
  • But Meta’s scramble to make its AI offerings more appealing is clashing with concerns that users already have about its platforms, which allegedly addict users to generate endless data that now fuels its AI models.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
Definition of clashing
Adjective
  • It’s pretty commonly known, and not very startling, that free-ranging cats eat birds and small rodents.
    — Christopher A. Lepczyk, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
  • Statisticians then analyzed these sequences and made a startling discovery.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 7 July 2026
Definition of startling
Adjective
  • Wear rubber gloves because the cleaning ingredients are harsh, and scrub the inside of the oven door.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 11 July 2026
  • Pioneer Girl was considered too harsh about the realities of frontier life.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026
Definition of harsh
Verb
  • Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo was ejected by plate umpire Willie Traynor for arguing a balk call against Jose Cabrera (0-2) that put runners on second and third with one out in the fifth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • The situation began to change when the novelist Stewart O’Nan published an influential essay in the Boston Review in 1999, arguing for Yates as a canonical American author.
    — Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026
Definition of arguing
Verb
  • Smart investing means listening to all the regional voices, trusting none of them completely and remembering that the Fed is not one oracle but a committee of humans with conflicting spreadsheets and a new boss still learning how to manage them.
    — Ivan Illan, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Taking so many positions means the president can’t be fully wrong while letting the public fix on different, albeit often conflicting, statements that can reinforce their own beliefs.
    — Will Weissert, Fortune, 2 July 2026
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