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jarring

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Noun

jarring noun

  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.

Verb

jarring verb

  1. To preserve (food) in a jar.

jarring verb

  1. To knock, shake, or strike sharply, especially causing a quivering or vibrating movement.“He hit it with a hammer, hoping he could jar it loose.”
  2. To harm or injure by such action.
  3. To shock or surprise.“I think the accident jarred him, as he hasn’t got back in a car since.”
  4. To act in disagreement or opposition, to clash, to be at odds with; to interfere; to dispute, to quarrel.

Adjective

jarring adjective

  1. That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.

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