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View definitions for jarring

jarring

adjective as in discordant

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adjective as in jolting

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Those mushrooms became a portal to my hometown, a culinary object so emotionally resonant, so distinct from the food I bought at my grocery store in California, that I always longed to forage and conserve a jar of my own.

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Place the duck on a cutting board, then drain the rendered fat into a heatproof jar.

Ultraviolet and other forms of light can be very damaging to foods, especially those in clear packaging like jars and see-through plastic bags.

Drain the degreaser into a waste container—you’ll notice some oily residue and metal shavings from the manufacturing process in the degreaser and coating the jar.

I used a jar of olives, but I’m sure you can come up with something better.

Is it somehow jarring to some people that the father who spoke these words is not black but white?

In comparison, “Ring Off” is almost jarring in its more cooled down, island vibe.

But Dalia and Perl view Hasidic Judaism with an open-mindedness that is jarring to outsiders—and likely their peers.

However, their work is certainly jarring for the modern mind.

A 36-story tower designed by Rafael Vinoly nicknamed the “walkie-talkie” curves outward as it rises, ungainly and jarring.

Lessard uttered the command evenly, without a jarring note, his tone almost a duplicate of MacRae's.

A body fell stiffly into the room, struck the carpet with a dull, jarring sound.

How should one understand that the tones which seemed so harsh and jarring belonged in truth to a very code of sprightliness?

With jarring suddenness, a terrific shudder throbbed the length of the C-49, rattling the loose articles on the desk nearby.

A jarring crash that all but threw the men of the first crews from their feet, and the Death Trail had been met.

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On this page you'll find 68 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to jarring, such as: harsh, clashing, grating, rasping, shrill, and loud.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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