JARRING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jarring mean? 

• JARRING (adjective)
  The adjective JARRING has 1 sense:

1. making or causing a harsh and irritating sound

  Familiarity information: JARRING used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JARRING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Making or causing a harsh and irritating sound

Context example:

the jarring noise of the iron gate scraping on the sidewalk

Similar:

cacophonic; cacophonous (having an unpleasant sound)

 Context examples 

The difficult new moon of last month, October 27, was in Scorpio, highlighting a work project which may have hit a jarring curve.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Their feet fell heavily on the trail, jarring their bodies and doubling the fatigue of a day’s travel.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

Each struck fire from the other's shield, and each endured the jarring shock as though welded to the horse beneath him.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Late last month you might have had a jarring episode within the days that followed the new moon in Aquarius January 24.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Buck threw himself forward, tightening the traces with a jarring lunge.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

November 24 brings two aspects that are completely opposite in message, for one of the aspects could bring very jarring news, the other would be quite welcome.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

On October 27, Uranus was exactly opposite the Sun and new moon in Scorpio at four degrees—a very jarring aspect.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

At the same time, you may be concerned about money, however, because Uranus, the planet of unanticipated events, will send jarring news from your eighth house of other people’s money, including such things as credit cards.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Not all Taurus felt that difficult new moon, only those who were born on April 24, plus or minus four days (the closer to April 24 you were born, the more likely you would have heard jarring news).

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

By the way, the coming eclipses next month on Christmas Day, December 25, and January 10 will be sweet and encouraging, so have no worries—they are not like the hardest eclipse of 2019, which arrived on July 16 and brought jarring news to many readers.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)