Jar \Jar\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jarred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Jarring.] [Cf. OE. charken to creak, AS. cearcian to gnash,
F. jars a gander, L. garrire to chatter, prate, OHG. kerran
to chatter, croak, G. quarren to grumble, and E. jargon,
ajar.]
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1. To give forth a rudely quivering or tremulous sound; to
sound harshly or discordantly; as, the notes jarred on my
ears.
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When such strings jar, what hope of harmony ?
--Shak.
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A string may jar in the best master's hand.
--Roscommon.
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2. To act in opposition or disagreement; to clash; to
interfere; to quarrel; to dispute.
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When those renowned noble peers Greece
Through stubborn pride among themselves did jar.
--Spenser.
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For orders and degrees
Jar not with liberty, but well consist. --Milton.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Jarring \Jar"ring\, a. [See Jar.]
Shaking; disturbing; discordant. "A jarring sound." --Dryden.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Jarring \Jar"ring\ n.
1. A shaking; a tremulous motion; as, the jarring of a
steamship, caused by its engines.
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2. Discord; a clashing of interests. "Endless jarrings and
immortal hate." --Dryden.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
jarring
See jar
WordNet (r) 2.0
jar
n 1: a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without
handles
2: the quantity contained in a jar; "he drank a jar of beer"
[syn: jarful]
3: a sudden impact; "the door closed with a jolt" [syn: jolt,
jounce]
v 1: be incompatible; be or come into conflict; "These colors
clash" [syn: clash, collide]
2: move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion [syn: jolt]
3: shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"
[syn: shake up, bump around]
4: affect in a disagreeable way; "This play jarred the
audience"
5: place in a cylindrical vessel; "jar the jam"
[also: jarring, jarred]
WordNet (r) 2.0
jarring
adj 1: making or causing a harsh and irritating sound; "the jarring
noise of the iron gate scraping on the sidewalk"
2: characterized by rough motion; "a bumpy ride" [syn: bumpy,
jolting, jolty]
WordNet (r) 2.0
123 Moby Thesaurus words for "jarring":
agitating, ajar, antagonistic, antipathetic, astonishing,
at cross-purposes, at loggerheads, at odds, at variance, at war,
bouncy, breathtaking, bumpy, charged, choppy, clashing,
cliff-hanging, conflicting, confused, contradictory, contrary,
cranky, cross, differing, disaccordant, disagreeable, disagreeing,
discordant, discrepant, disharmonious, disproportionate,
disquieting, dissident, dissonant, distracting, disturbing,
divergent, dry, electric, electrifying, exciting, exhilarating,
galvanic, grating, grinding, harsh, heady, heart-expanding,
heart-stirring, heart-swelling, heart-thrilling, hoarse, hostile,
immiscible, impressive, inaccordant, incompatible, inflammatory,
inharmonious, intoxicating, jangling, jangly, jogglety, joggling,
joggly, jolting, jolty, jostling, maddening, mind-blowing, moving,
negative, nerve-jangling, nerve-racking, nerve-rending,
nerve-shaking, nerve-trying, out of accord, out of whack,
overcoming, overmastering, overpowering, overwhelming, perturbing,
piquant, provocative, provoking, rasping, raspy, raucous,
ravishing, repugnant, rough, scraping, scrapy, scratching,
scratchy, shocking, soul-stirring, spirit-stirring, staggering,
startling, stimulating, stimulative, stirring, strident,
stridulous, striking, stunning, surprising, suspenseful,
suspensive, tantalizing, telling, thrilling, thrilly, troubling,
uncongenial, unharmonious, unsettling, upsetting, variant,
warring
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
bump around, bumpy, clash, collide, jarful, jarred, jolt, jolting, jolty, jounce, shake up
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