- present participle of jar.
jarring
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But the final result shocked Rhiannon, and she said: "It was one of those really jarring moments where I thought I don't know who that person is."
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Some effects have struck listeners as jarring, including the teleportation whoosh for a process Maas dubs “winnowing.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Doing that in one fell swoop might feel jarring to you.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
The theatrical flourish seems jarring, but so too is the historic moment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The pain and the pounding inside his head were gone, but when he sat up he had to move slowly to avoid jarring the soreness inside his skull.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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