General Greene spoke finally, his voice jarring her out of her thoughts.
The sound is jarring and harsh, and we term it a " dissonance " or " discord."
You don't want anything too bright or jarring.
His temper and life seem to have been remarkably free from all that was jarring, jealous and fretful; unless, indeed, we are to accept as true the account of his wife's character which represents her as having been no fit mate for him, but an incorrigible shrew and skinflint.