grating

Meaning

Adj

1. Harsh and unpleasant.
2. Abrasive; tending to annoy.

Noun

1. A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.
2. A frame of iron bars to hold a fire.
3. The loose material that comes from something being grated.
4. An optical system of close equidistant and parallel lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction.
5. (in-plural) The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable lattice used for the flooring of boats.
6. The sound made by something that grates against something else.

Verb

present participle and gerund of grate

grate

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Synonyms

grate

lattice

harsh

grid

grille

grill

rough

diffraction grating

trellis

rasping

grillage

crunching

grinding

creaking

scratchy

abrasive

irritating

bars

latticework

squeaking

gravelly

strident

trelliswork

railing

raspy

cribwork

crib

discordant

fence

palisade

pen

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ragged

raster

raucous

rude

rugged

scabrous

scraggly

scrape

scraping

scratch

screechy

screen

seamy

shredding

sieve

snoring

squeaky

strainer

throaty

Translations

grillage

rejilla

inferriata

reja

grata

Gitter

reixa

grille

Gitterrost

geknars

traliewerk

knirschend

grade

grincement

caisson

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɹeɪtɪŋ/

Etymology

From grat(e) + -ing.

Sentences

He heard a muffled grating sound and saw the black mark jerk forward an inch or so .

The great rulers found the squeaky grate was grating on their nerves .