Synonyms for jarring
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : jahr |
| Phonetic Transcription : dÊ’É‘r |
Top 10 synonyms for jarring Other synonyms for the word jarring
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for jarring
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