Antonyms for jarring

Grammar : Adj

Spell : jahr

Phonetic Transcription : dʒɑr

Definition of jarring

Origin : 1520s, "to make a harsh, grating sound," usually said to be echoic or imitative, but no one explains how, or of what. Figurative sense of "have an unpleasant effect on" is from 1530s; that of "cause to vibrate or shake" is from 1560s. Related: Jarred; jarring.

adj discordant
adj jolting

Example sentences :

Then there was a jarring impact that made his arm numb to the shoulder.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

This question was, as usual, the fruitful source of jarring opinions.
Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli

There was no movement of the field, no jarring, no vibration.
Extract from : « Lords of the Stratosphere » by Arthur J. Burks

The truck came to a jarring stop as the driver jammed on the brakes.
Extract from : « The Coyote » by James Roberts

Their share is confined to swinging the axe and gripping the jarring drill.
Extract from : « The Greater Power » by Harold Bindloss

My teeth chattered like castanets, jarring in my jaws until it was painful.
Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer

Sharp and jarring and without premonition are the surprises of youth.
Extract from : « Dwellers in the Hills » by Melville Davisson Post

Reuben, listening, heard the sound of the jarring chain, and the door was opened.
Extract from : « Aunt Rachel » by David Christie Murray

It was only the last sentence that she took note of, because of its jarring sense.
Extract from : « Peak and Prairie » by Anna Fuller

Then at last the sacred gates are flung open and grate on the jarring hinge.
Extract from : « The Aeneid of Virgil » by Virgil

Synonyms for jarring

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