jarring

jarring (comparative more jarring, superlative most jarring)

1. That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.
   • 2018 July 16, Ben Cotton, “The oldest, active Linux distro, Slackware, turns 25”, in Opensource.com‎:

     Slackware does not include a graphical installer. Its package manager does not perform any dependency resolution. This can be jarring for new users, particularly within the last few years, but it also enables a deeper understanding of the system.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Dryden to this entry?)

jarring (plural jarrings)

1. Storage in jars.

   The jarring of peaches took place at the end of the season.

2. A feeling or movement that jars or jolts.

jarring

1. present participle of jar