grating

noun

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grat·ing | \ ˈgrā-tiŋ

Definition of grating

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a wooden or metal lattice used to close or floor an opening

2 : a partition, covering, or frame of parallel bars or crossbars

3 : a system of close equidistant and parallel lines or bars ruled on a polished surface to produce spectra by diffraction

grating

adjective

Definition of grating (Entry 2 of 2)

: causing irritation or annoyance a grating habit It's not just that the interruptions themselves are grating to watch: what's worse is the hostilities they create.— Heather Schwedel often : having a harsh or unpleasant sound a grating voice/accent If you just imagined that last quote spoken in Gottfried's grating, obnoxious yelling, that's now how you would hear him on the phone. — Blake Hannon The truck braked noisily with a grating shriek of steel. — Mildred D. Taylor

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Adjective

gratingly adverb

a gratingly harsh sound Something in Orcutt's proprietary manner had irritated her at that first meeting, something she found gratingly egotistical in his expansive courtesy … — Philip Roth

Synonyms & Antonyms for grating

Synonyms: Adjective

Antonyms: Adjective

aesthetic
(also esthetic or aesthetical or esthetical)

Examples of grating in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Components will be used in the construction of wind turbine foundation boat landings, ladders, internal and exterior platforms, railings, grating and other items. — Lorraine Mirabella, baltimoresun.com, 14 Oct. 2021 As sendup of the Trumpian belligerent-know-nothing politics that only heightened (and expanded well beyond the U.S.) during COVID, the effect is awfully broad as well as grating. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Sep. 2021 The luster of the production can teeter on grating, undercutting the depth accomplished when their experiments enter new territory. — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2021 No, the Longhorns hadn’t taken a detour into an alternate universe where Tom Herman was still offering some of his favorite grating soundbites at Big 12 media days. — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 15 July 2021 It is made from food-safe stainless steel and features a sharp grating blade. — Chris Hachey, BGR, 24 June 2021 Each 55-gallon barrel weighs about 470 pounds and holds around 140 pieces of the grating, according to the website. — Minnah Arshad, Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2021 The sharp, etched stainless steel grating surface makes for an easier time. — Chris Hachey, BGR, 24 June 2021 Rowley’s voice won me over pretty quickly, though perhaps an actor would have made the niece and nephew Maisie and Grant less grating. — Marshall Heyman, Vulture, 19 May 2021

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