jarring
Plural: jarrings
Verb
- be incompatible; be or come into conflict
- move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
- shock physically
- affect in a disagreeable way
- place in a cylindrical vessel
- present participle and gerund of jar
Adjective Satellite
- making or causing a harsh and irritating sound
- "the jarring noise of the iron gate scraping on the sidewalk"
Adj
- That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.
Noun
- Storage in jars.
- A feeling or movement that jars or jolts.
Adjective
- Causing a physical or emotional shock; unpleasant or discordant.
Examples
- His JARRING placement of a Z on a single letter square threw off my entire Words With Friends strategy.
- The jarring of peaches took place at the end of the season.
Origin / Etymology
From jar (“to clash, conflict, disturb”) + -ing.
Scrabble Score: 15
jarring: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordjarring: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
jarring: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 19
jarring: valid Words With Friends Word