26984 words

grating

4 definitions • 2 examples
1
A grating sound is unpleasant and annoying.
2
a structure made of metal bars that covers a hole, especially in the ground over a drain
3
a structure made of metal bars:

Examples:

an iron grating
4
of or like the unpleasant sound of two hard objects rubbing together:

Examples:

I turned on the car’s engine, and there was that familiar grating sound.

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