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. 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

Concepts

grating

grate

lattice

harsh

grid

grill

grille

rough

trellis

grillage

rasping

diffraction grating

creaking

crunching

grinding

railing

crib

cribwork

abrasive

irritating

gravelly

raspy

scratchy

squeaking

latticework

trelliswork

bars

fence

discordant

strident

wire netting

crosbars

jarring

grated radish

grater

colander

screen

sieve

strainer

chopping

comminution

crumbling

crushing

flaking

shredding

trituration

squeaky

annoying

balustrade

lattice work

abrasion

scrape

scratch

abrupt

coarse

gritty

gruff

inclinable

ragged

raucous

rude

rugged

scabrous

scraggly

screechy

seamy

throaty

tough

optical grating

raster

cascade

cubicle

gate

ledge

mesh

baffle

grid plate

sieve plate

fence rail

paling

palisade

railings

stockae

hoarse

snoring

wheeze

gridiron

bar

reseau

scraping

hatch

cage

pen

window

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɹeɪtɪŋ/

Etymology

From grate + -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 .