Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A shaking; a tremulous motion.
  • noun Discord; a clashing of interests.
  • adjective Shaking; disturbing; discordant.

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  • verb Present participle of jar.
  • noun An act of jarring (in any sense).
  • adjective That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.

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  • adjective making or causing a harsh and irritating sound

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Examples

  • That comment about finding grammatical errors "jarring" is just a bit overboard, don't you think?

    Victorian Houses of MS (copy) ____Maggie 2006

  • An example: If I were to rip out the music portion of Far Cry 2 and replace it with nothing or something completely irrelevant and jarring, is that not going to change the experience of the game?

    In reply to Clint Hocking and Michael Abbott Ben Abraham 2009

  • An example: If I were to rip out the music portion of Far Cry 2 and replace it with nothing or something completely irrelevant and jarring, is that not going to change the experience of the game?

    Archive 2009-02-01 Ben Abraham 2009

  • Thomas Jane being gone is a big loss, as I find movies with sequels that don't have the same actors are way to fuckin 'jarring for my taste.

    Punisher: War Zone Finally Gets an Official Teaser Poster « FirstShowing.net 2008

  • I think his point about the two movies within the movie jarring is dead-on. (

    intertribal: kick ass intertribal 2010

  • But at times the jokes are almost jarring, which is unexpected, because I've worked with cadavers for a couple years now.

    Archive 2007-12-01 Sarah Werning 2007

  • But at times the jokes are almost jarring, which is unexpected, because I've worked with cadavers for a couple years now.

    Astonishing Tales from the Medical Literature Sarah Werning 2007

  • But the question is: Do they need what Churchill called a jarring gong of self-preservation?

    CNN Transcript Nov 23, 2006 2006

  • But the question is: Do they need what Churchill called a jarring gong of self-preservation?

    CNN Transcript Nov 17, 2006 2006

  • But the question is: Do they need what Churchill called a jarring gong of self-preservation?

    CNN Transcript Dec 22, 2006 2006

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