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- Dictionarygrating/ˈɡreɪtɪŋ/
noun
- 1. a framework of parallel or crossed bars, typically preventing access through an opening while permitting communication or ventilation.
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GRATING definition: 1. A grating sound is unpleasant and annoying. 2. a structure made of metal bars that covers a…. Learn more.
adjective. : causing irritation or annoyance. a grating habit. It's not just that the interruptions themselves are grating to watch: what's worse is the hostilities they create. Heather Schwedel. often : having a harsh or unpleasant sound. a grating voice/accent.
Grating definition: 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.. See examples of GRATING used in a sentence.
When something is grating, it's extremely harsh and irritating, like the grating sound of your alarm clock early on a Monday morning. As an adjective, grating is particularly good for describing unpleasant sounds, like the grating voice of someone who's nagging you.
A grating is a flat metal frame with rows of bars across it, which is fastened over a window or over a hole in a wall or the ground. ...an open grating in the sidewalk. Synonyms: grille , grid , grate , lattice More Synonyms of 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. diffraction grating. [1605–15] grat•ing 2. (ˈgreɪ tɪŋ) adj. 1. irritating; abrasive: a grating personality.
GRATING definition: a flat structure made of long, thin pieces of metal crossing each other over a hole in the ground…. Learn more.
grating. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Household, Building grat‧ing1 /ˈɡreɪtɪŋ/ noun [ countable] a metal frame with bars across it, used to cover a window or hole Leaves clogged the grating over the drain.
Definition of grating_1 noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Grating definition: A grill or network of bars set in a window or door or used as a partition; a grate.
