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Jarringly

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Adverb

1. jarringly

in a manner that jars and irritates

Example Sentences:
'the piano was jarringly out of tune'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Jarringly

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noun
1. 
a wide-mouthed container that is usually cylindrical, made of glass or earthenware, and without handles
2. Also: jarful
the contents or quantity contained in a jar
3. British informal
a glass of alcoholic drink, esp beer
to have a jar with someone
4. obsolete
a measure of electrical capacitance
verbWord forms: jars, jarring or jarred
1. 
to vibrate or cause to vibrate
2. 
to make or cause to make a harsh discordant sound
3. (often foll by on)
to have a disturbing or painful effect (on the nerves, mind, etc)
4. (intransitive)
to disagree; clash
noun
5. 
a jolt or shock
6. 
a harsh discordant sound
noun
on a jar

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Jarringly

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verb intransitiveWord forms: jarred or ˈjarring
1. 
to make a harsh sound or a discord; grate
2. 
to have a harsh, irritating effect (on one)
3. 
to shake or vibrate from a sudden impact
4. 
to clash, disagree, or quarrel sharply
verb transitive
5. 
to make vibrate or shake by sudden impact
6. 
to cause to give a harsh or discordant sound
7. 
to jolt or shock
noun
8. 
a harsh, grating sound; discord
9. 
a vibration due to a sudden impact
10. 
a jolt or shock
11. 
a sharp clash, disagreement, or quarrel
noun
1. 
a container made of glass, stone, earthenware, etc., usually cylindrical, with a large opening and no spout: some jars have handles
2. 
as much as a jar will hold
: also ˈjarˌful (dʒɑrˌfʊl ; järfoolˌ)
noun
Archaic
a turn
: now only in the phrase on the jar , ajar; partly open

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Jarringly

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v. jarred, jar·ring, jars
v.intr.
1.
a. To cause shaking or vibrations: The ride over the old road was jarring.
b. To shake or vibrate from an impact or impacts: "The gallery jarred with a quick, heavy tramp" (Robert Louis Stevenson).
2. To be disturbing or irritating; grate: The incessant talking jarred on my nerves.
3. To be out of harmony; clash or conflict: The curtains jar with the rest of the room.
v.tr.
1. To cause to shake or vibrate from impact: The ride on the donkey jarred my bones.
2. To startle or unsettle; shock: The alarm jarred him out of sleep.
n.
A jolt; a shock.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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