Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jarring

[d͡ʒɑːrɪŋ]

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: jar-ring
IPA: [d͡ʒɑːrɪŋ]

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

noun

Storage in jars.

noun

A feeling or movement that jars or jolts.

verb

present participle and gerund of jar

Example Sentences

"The rings of iron that on the doors were hung / Sent out a jarring sound"
"The large cement works nearby are served by sidings, and strike a sudden jarring industrial note in the midst of the rural downland scene."
"Slackware does not include a graphical installer. Its package manager does not perform any dependency resolution. This can be jarring for new users, particularly within the last few years, but it also enables a deeper understanding of the system."
"I could probably take your chick But I just wouldn't 'cause she's jarrin'"
"The jarring of peaches took place at the end of the season."
"The striker's job was onerous, too, because there was so little "give" in the metal, and the perpetual jarring was indeed trying to the muscles."

Etymology

Etymology tree English jar Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English jarring From jar (“to clash, conflict, disturb”) + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: [d͡ʒɑːrɪŋ]
British English: [d͡ʒɑːrɪŋ]

Inflected Forms

more jarring (comparative) most jarring (superlative) jarrings (plural)

Derived Forms

bonejarring jarringly jarringness unjarring

Rhymes With

starring barring sparring scarring marring tarring charring

Questions

How do you pronounce jarring?: The recorded pronunciation is [d͡ʒɑːrɪŋ].
What does jarring mean?: That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.
Where does jarring come from?: Etymology tree English jar Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English jarring From jar (“to clash, conflict, disturb”) + -ing.

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