adj
Meaning 1
That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
jarring
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: [d͡ʒɑːrɪŋ]
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General-American: [d͡ʒɑːrɪŋ]
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CMU ARPABET: JH AA1 R IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Storage in jars.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The jarring of peaches took place at the end of the season.
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noun
Meaning 3
A feeling or movement that jars or jolts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of jar
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
making or causing a harsh and irritating sound
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the jarring noise of the iron gate scraping on the sidewalk
Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English jar Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English jarring From jar (“to clash, conflict, disturb”) + -ing.
Etymology tree English jar Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English jarring From jar + -ing.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: дразнещ (draznešt) — That jars (clashes or disagrees)
- French: discordant — That jars (clashes or disagrees)
- French: déroutant — That jars (clashes or disagrees)
- German: misstönend — That jars (clashes or disagrees)
- German: schräg — That jars (clashes or disagrees)
- German: schief — That jars (clashes or disagrees)
- Italian: stridente — That jars (clashes or disagrees)
- Māori: maioro — That jars (clashes or disagrees)
- Russian: раздражающий (razdražajuščij) — That jars (clashes or disagrees)
- Spanish: discorde — That jars (clashes or disagrees)
- Spanish: discordante — That jars (clashes or disagrees)
- Spanish: desconcertante — That jars (clashes or disagrees)
- Spanish: irritante — That jars (clashes or disagrees)
- Spanish: chocante — That jars (clashes or disagrees)
- Swedish: skärande — That jars (clashes or disagrees)
- Italian: imbottigliamento — storage in jars
- Italian: inscatolamento — storage in jars
- Esperanto: frapiĝo — feeling or movement that jars or jolts
Real reading context