a jarring sight, sound, or experience is so different or unexpected that it has a strong and unpleasant effect on something or someone: a jarring cry/chord.
What does the slang word jarring mean?
Other things that shock or disturb you are also jarring. The word comes from the verb jar, "to disturb, perturb, or produce a harsh sound." Definitions of jarring.
How do you use jarring?
Jarring sentence example
- Her replacement cell phone rang, jarring her. ...
- General Greene spoke finally, his voice jarring her out of her thoughts. ...
- The sound is jarring and harsh, and we term it a " dissonance " or " discord."
