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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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England will wait on the fitness of Reece Topley, who left the field visibly emotional after jarring his knee midway through his third over - the latest blow to a bowler who has had a cruel run of injuries throughout his career.

From BBC

But it’s jarring to see significant numbers of the rest of the country follow suit.

From Slate

But in our current political climate – and a life-altering election – there’s something jarring about "Here’s" presentation of a sunnier, happier world in the past.

From Salon

John Woolley, a professor emeritus of political science and co-director of the American Presidency Project at UC Santa Barbara, said people’s feelings about this race being particularly jarring are valid.

After all, how jarring would it be to find out that someone had created a memorial to your dead relative and posted it online without your knowledge or consent?

From Slate

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

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