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Rarejarring
The correct spelling is jarring.
How to pronounce jarring
verb
Say it like: Jar-rin-g
The correct spelling is jarring. To preserve (food) in a jar. For example: "He hit it with a hammer, hoping he could jar it loose."
Usage Examples
“He hit it with a hammer, hoping he could jar it loose.”
“I think the accident jarred him, as he hasn’t got back in a car since.”
“The clashing notes jarred on my ears.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To preserve (food) in a jar.
- 2.To knock, shake, or strike sharply, especially causing a quivering or vibrating movement.
- 3.To harm or injure by such action.
- 4.To shock or surprise.
- 5.To act in disagreement or opposition, to clash, to be at odds with; to interfere; to dispute, to quarrel.
noun
- 1.Storage in jars.
- 2.A feeling or movement that jars or jolts.
adjective
- 1.That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.
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