What is Jar?

Did you know the English language has over 170,000 words? Today, we’re adding one more to your arsenal! Get ready to learn “jar” and become a vocabulary whiz!

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Jar

/ˈjär/

Jar is to have a harsh sound, to be out of harmony. It’s not to have a good or pleasant sound. 

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Imagine you’re at a concert with your favorite band. The music is loud and exciting, but suddenly, the lead singer hits a really high note that sounds a bit…off. It makes you wince or cringe a little because it doesn’t quite fit with the rest of the music. That sound would be considered “jarring.”

“Jarring” describes a sound that’s harsh, unpleasant, and clashes with the sounds around it. It’s like a squeaky toy in a quiet library, or nails on a chalkboard – a sound that makes you want to cover your ears!

Think about a painting. All the colors might be beautiful and work well together, but then there’s a bright neon green blob in the middle. That green blob would be jarring because it doesn’t match the rest of the artwork.

So, “jarring” describes a sound (or sometimes even a sight) that’s harsh and disrupts the harmony around it, making you wince or feel a bit uncomfortable.

Example Sentence

The sudden loud honk of the car horn jarred the peaceful morning silence.

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