Unscramble grating

Definition of grating

adjective:

• unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice". Synonyms: gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough, scratchy.

noun:

• a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air. Synonyms: grate.
• a frame of iron bars to hold a fire. Synonyms: grate.
• 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. Synonyms: diffraction grating.

verb:

• furnish with a grate; "a grated fireplace". Synonyms: grate.
• gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her", "his resentment festered". Synonyms: eat into, fret, grate, rankle.
• reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface; "grate carrots and onions", "grate nutmeg". Synonyms: grate.
• make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger". Synonyms: grate, grind.
• scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair". Synonyms: grate, scrape.

Related words

chew, echelon, gnash, grille, jaw, manducate, masticate, paw.

Words nearby

grading, grafting, grazing, rating.

Rhymes with

annotating, baiting, berating, dating, elating, equating, mating, overrating, plating, rating, skating, slating, updating, waiting, weighting.