"jarring" in the verb sense

1. clash, jar, collide

be incompatible be or come into conflict

"These colors clash"

2. jolt, jar

move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

3. jar, shake up, bump around

shock physically

"Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"

4. jar

affect in a disagreeable way

"This play jarred the audience"

5. jar

place in a cylindrical vessel

"jar the jam"

"jarring" in the adjective sense

1. jarring

making or causing a harsh and irritating sound

"the jarring noise of the iron gate scraping on the sidewalk"

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