jar
noun
a broad-mouthed container, usually cylindrical and of glass or earthenware.
had been jarring
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past perfect progressiveof jar.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Like other social media personalities, he said the shift in language and content over the past 14 months had been jarring, but ultimately necessary.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
Hearing wild barks in the middle of a city had been jarring, unexpected, but now they were soothing.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
He came into the room with an almost exaggerated air of ease and good-humour; Bersenyev, who knew him well, could see at once that something had been jarring on him.
From On the Eve by Garnett, Constance
Ayling, in common with the rest of those present, was not in the best of tempers, and the loquacity of the guide had been jarring upon him for some time.
From The First Hundred Thousand by Hay, Ian
There was a feline smoothness about the visitor which had been jarring upon him ever since he first spoke.
From Psmith, Journalist by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
