Meaning & Definition of Grating in English
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Grating
/gretɪŋ/
noun
1. A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
synonym:
- grate,
- grating
2. A frame of iron bars to hold a fire
synonym:
- grate,
- grating
3. Optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it
- Disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum
synonym:
- diffraction grating,
- grating
adjective
1. Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
- "A gravelly voice"
synonym:
- grating,
- gravelly,
- rasping,
- raspy,
- rough,
- scratchy
Examples of using
Something is grating on her nerves.