grating.
Harsh and unpleasant.
Meaning & usage
Harsh and unpleasant.
Annoying; tending to annoy.
Where this word comes from
From grat(e) + -ing.
A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.
A frame of iron bars to hold a fire.
The loose material that comes from something being grated.
Add a few gratings of nutmeg to the hot milk.
An optical system of close equidistant and parallel lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction.
The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable lattice used for the flooring of boats.
The sound made by something that grates against something else.
Where this word comes from
From grat(e) + -ing.
present participle and gerund of grate
Where this word comes from
From grat(e) + -ing.
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