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Added 9 October 2026

jarring

adjective

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about jarring at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

noun

Storage in jars.
The jarring of peaches took place at the end of the season.
A feeling or movement that jars or jolts.

verb

present participle and gerund of jar

Origin

From jar (“to clash, conflict, disturb”) + -ing.

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