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jar

2  [jahr] verb, jarred, jar⋅ring, noun
Use jarring in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to have a harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves, feelings, thoughts, etc.: The sound of the alarm jarred.
2. to produce a harsh, grating sound; sound discordantly.
3. to vibrate audibly; rattle: The window jarred in the frame.
4. to vibrate or shake.
5. to conflict, clash, or disagree.
–verb (used with object)
6. to cause to rattle or shake.
7. to have a sudden and unpleasant effect upon (the feelings, nerves, etc.): The burglary violently jarred their sense of security.
8. to cause to sound harshly or discordantly.
–noun
9. a jolt or shake; a vibrating movement, as from concussion.
10. a sudden unpleasant effect upon the mind or feelings; shock.
11. a harsh, grating sound.
12. a discordant sound or combination of sounds.
13. a quarrel or disagreement, esp. a minor one.
Origin:
1520–30; prob. imit.; cf. chirr

Related forms:
jar⋅ring⋅ly, adverb
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jar 1   (jär)   
n.  
  1. A cylindrical glass or earthenware vessel with a wide mouth and usually no handles.
  2. The amount that a jar can hold.
  3. Chiefly British A glass of beer.
tr.v.   jarred, jar·ring, jars
To put into a jar.

[Middle English jarre, a liquid measure, from Old French (from Provençal jarra) and from Medieval Latin jarra, both from Arabic jarra, earthen jar, from jarra, to draw, pull; see grr in Semitic roots.]
jar'ful' n.
jar 2   (jär)   
v.   jarred, jar·ring, jars

v.   intr.
  1. To make or utter a harsh sound.
  2. To be disturbing or irritating; grate: The incessant talking jarred on my nerves.
  3. To shake or shiver from impact.
  4. To clash or conflict: "We ourselves . . . often jar with the landscape" (Isak Dinesen).
v.   tr.
  1. To bump or cause to move or shake from impact.
  2. To startle or unsettle; shock.
n.  
  1. A jolt; a shock. See Synonyms at collision.
  2. Harsh or grating sound; discord.

[Perhaps of imitative origin.]
jar'ring·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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