adj
Meaning 1
Harsh and unpleasant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: typically of a voice
Examples
- grating vocals
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
grating
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈɡɹeɪtɪŋ/
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General-American: [ˈɡɹeɪ̯ɾɪŋ]
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homophone: grading
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rhymes with -eɪtɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: G R EY1 T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Annoying; tending to annoy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A frame of iron bars to hold a fire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
Meaning 5
The loose material that comes from something being grated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Add a few gratings of nutmeg to the hot milk.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
An optical system of close equidistant and parallel lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 7
The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable lattice used for the flooring of boats.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-plural
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
Meaning 8
The sound made by something that grates against something else.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 9
present participle and gerund of grate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
Meaning 10
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a gravelly voice
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough, scratchy
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 11
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: diffraction grating
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: optical device
Narrower terms: echelon
noun
Meaning 12
a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: grate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: framework
noun
Meaning 13
a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: grate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: barrier
Narrower terms: grille, radiator grille
History
Etymology
From grat(e) + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: стържещ (stǎržešt) — harsh and unpleasant
- Bulgarian: дразнещ (draznešt) — harsh and unpleasant
- Latin: acidus — harsh and unpleasant
- Māori: māngūngungu — harsh and unpleasant
- Māori: kukū — harsh and unpleasant
- Portuguese: chiado — harsh and unpleasant
- Azerbaijani: barmaqlıq — barrier
- Belarusian: рашо́тка (rašótka) — barrier
- Belarusian: кра́ты (kráty) — barrier
- Bulgarian: реше́тка (rešétka) — barrier
- Catalan: (en)graellat — barrier
- Czech: mříž — barrier
- Czech: mřížka — barrier
- Dutch: rooster — barrier
- Finnish: ritilä — barrier
- Finnish: ristikko — barrier
- French: grille — barrier
- Galician: reixa — barrier
- German: Gitter — barrier
- Hungarian: rács — barrier
- Italian: grata — barrier
- Latin: transenna — barrier
- Māori: tītara — barrier
- Polish: krata — barrier
- Russian: решётка (rešótka) — barrier
- Scottish Gaelic: cliath — barrier
- Slovak: mreža — barrier
- Slovak: mriežka — barrier
- Spanish: rejilla — barrier
- Spanish: reja — barrier
- Swedish: gitter — barrier
- Ottoman Turkish: اسقره (ıskara) — barrier
- Ukrainian: реші́тка (rešítka) — barrier
- Ukrainian: ґра́ти (gráty) — barrier
- Ukrainian: кра́та (kráta) — barrier
- Bulgarian: скара (skara) — frame to hold a fire
- Finnish: arina — frame to hold a fire
- Finnish: ritilä — frame to hold a fire
- Māori: mātiti — frame to hold a fire
- Scottish Gaelic: cliath — frame to hold a fire
- Scottish Gaelic: cliath-theine — frame to hold a fire
- Spanish: rejilla — frame to hold a fire
- Māori: kaiwae — a strong wooden lattice used in the flooring of boats
- Spanish: enjaretado — a strong wooden lattice used in the flooring of boats
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