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Synonyms & Antonyms of grating
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
disagreeable to one's aesthetic or artistic sense
- the mix of colors in that painting is terribly grating
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- aesthetic
- (also esthetic or aesthetical or esthetical)
2
harsh and dry in sound
- with a grating voice, she croaked a feeble "hello"
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grating
verbpresent participle of grate
Synonyms & Antonyms of grating (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
- unintentionally or not, you say rude things that grate people
Synonyms for grating
- aggravating,
- annoying,
- bothering,
- bugging,
- burning (up),
- chafing,
- eating,
- exasperating,
- frosting,
- galling,
- getting,
- griping,
- hacking (off),
- irking,
- irritating,
- itching,
- narking
- [British],
- nettling,
- peeving,
- persecuting,
- piquing,
- putting out,
- rasping,
- riling,
- ruffling,
- spiting,
- vexing
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- badgering,
- baiting,
- bullyragging
- (also ballyragging),
- deviling
- (or devilling),
- hagriding,
- harassing,
- harrying,
- pestering,
- plaguing,
- teasing
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3
to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound
- he grated the pieces of metal together
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The first known use of grating was in 1563
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