jarring
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɑːrɪŋ] or IPA(key): [d͡ʒaːrɪŋ]
- (General American) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɑːrɪŋ] or IPA(key): [d͡ʒaːrɪŋ]
Etymology 1[edit]
From jar (“to clash, conflict, disturb”) + -ing.
Adjective[edit]
jarring (comparative more jarring, superlative most jarring)
- That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.
- 1700, [John] 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
- 2018 July 16, Ben Cotton, “The oldest, active Linux distro, Slackware, turns 25”, in Opensource.com[1]:
- 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.
Translations[edit]
That jars (clashes or disagrees)
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
jarring (plural jarrings)
- Storage in jars.
- The jarring of peaches took place at the end of the season.
- 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[edit]
storage in jars
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Etymology 3[edit]
Verb[edit]
jarring
- present participle and gerund of jar