jarring

jarring

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑːrɪŋ] or IPA^(key): [d͡ʒaːrɪŋ]
• (General American) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑːrɪŋ] or IPA^(key): [d͡ʒaːrɪŋ]

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, [John] Dryden, “Palamon and Arcite”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], OCLC 228732415:

     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:

     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

That jars (clashes or disagrees)

Bulgarian: дразнещ (bg) (draznešt) French: discordant (fr), déroutant (fr) German: misstönend, schräg (de), schief (de) Italian: stridente (it) Maori: maioro (of sound) Russian: раздражающий (ru) (razdražajuščij) Spanish: discorde (es)

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

storage in jars

Italian: imbottigliamento (it) m, inscatolamento m

Etymology 3

From jar +‎ -ing.

Verb

jarring

1. present participle of jar