: having a harshly concussive, disagreeable, or discordant effect
a jarring tackle
It is not hard to imagine how the wounded will fare in a long jarring ride over rough roads …—
William Baxter
William BaxterAfter watching the British reports, I found the American ones jarring.—Michael Massing
Michael MassingThere is not a single jarring note from the minute you enter this turn-of-the-century palazzo, lovingly restored to its glory days …—Kati Marton
Kati Marton
jarringly
adverb
jarringly harsh language
a jarringly hard hit
… an aroma that I found jarringly distracting …
—Randal Caparoso
Randal Caparoso
The book is his angry, raunchy, opinionated, sometimes moving, jarringly frank autobiography …
—Brad Darrach
Brad Darrach
Synonyms
Examples of jarring in a Sentence
the jarring news that major financial institutions were on the verge of collapse
the final chord of that song is too jarring for me
Recent Examples on the Web
Crow wrestles with topics such as artificial intelligence and its jarring ramifications on her Evolution album’s title track, which arrived earlier in 2024.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 26 June 2024
How many of those jarring scenes will make the cut?
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2024
His most jarring exchange with Trump came on June 3, 2020, after Fauci had told a medical journal that, even after developing a COVID vaccine, Americans might need to get booster shots down the road.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024
The lab’s technicians also smoothed out previously jarring optical transitions and graded the film under the supervision of Powell’s widow (and Scorsese’s editor), Thelma Schoonmaker, who ensured that Powell’s original intentions would be fully realized.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 15 June 2024
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 26 June 2024
How many of those jarring scenes will make the cut?
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2024
His most jarring exchange with Trump came on June 3, 2020, after Fauci had told a medical journal that, even after developing a COVID vaccine, Americans might need to get booster shots down the road.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024
The lab’s technicians also smoothed out previously jarring optical transitions and graded the film under the supervision of Powell’s widow (and Scorsese’s editor), Thelma Schoonmaker, who ensured that Powell’s original intentions would be fully realized.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 15 June 2024
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“Jarring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jarring. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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