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Definitions for Grating

[1] a fixed frame of bars or the like covering an opening to exclude persons, animals, coarse material, or objects while admitting light, air, or fine material.
[2] Physics . diffraction grating.
[3] irritating or unpleasant to one's feelings.
[4] (of a sound or noise) harsh, discordant, or rasping.
[5] a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
[6] a framework of parallel or crossed bars, used as a partition, guard, cover, or the like; grating.
[7] a fireplace.
[8] to furnish with a grate or grates.
[9] to have an irritating or unpleasant effect: His constant chatter grates on my nerves.
[10] to make a sound of, or as if of, rough scraping; rasp.
[11] to sound harshly; jar: to grate on the ear.
[12] to scrape or rub with rough or noisy friction, as one thing on or against another.
[13] to reduce to small particles by rubbing against a rough surface or a surface with many sharp-edged openings: to grate a carrot.
[14] to rub together with a harsh, jarring sound: to grate one's teeth.
[15] to irritate or annoy.
[16] Archaic . to wear down or away by rough friction.
[17] Also called: grate a framework of metal bars in the form of a grille set into a wall, pavement, etc, serving as a cover or guard but admitting air and sometimes light
[18] short for diffraction grating
[19] (of sounds) harsh and rasping
[20] annoying; irritating
[21] (often plural) something produced by grating
[22] (tr) to reduce to small shreds by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface to grate carrots
[23] to scrape (an object) against something or (objects) together, producing a harsh rasping sound, or (of objects) to scrape with such a sound
[24] (intr; foll by on or upon) to annoy
[25] a harsh rasping sound
[26] a framework of metal bars for holding fuel in a fireplace, stove, or furnace
[27] a less common word for fireplace
[28] another name for grating 1 (def. 1)
[29] mining a perforated metal screen for grading crushed ore
[30] (tr) to provide with a grate or grates

Words related to Grating

dry, offensive, grinding, displeasing, jarring, rasping, rough, annoying, shrill, disagreeable, discordant, dissonant, harsh, hoarse, irksome, raucous, squeaky, strident, unpleasant, vexatious

Words nearby Grating

gratify, gratifying, gratin, gratinate, gratinated, grating, gratiné, gratis, gratitude, grattage, grattan

Origin of Grating

e21375–1425; late Middle English graten < Old French grater < Germanic; compare German kratzen to scratch

Other words from Grating

grat·ing·ly , adverb
grate·less , adjective
grate·like , adjective

Word origin for Grating

eC14: from Old French grate, from Latin crātis hurdle

Synonyms for Grating

annoying, displeasing, dry, grinding, jarring, offensive, rasping, rough, shrill, disagreeable, discordant, dissonant, harsh, harsh-sounding, hoarse, irksome, raucous, squeaky, strident, stridulent, stridulous, unpleasant, vexatious