Antonyms for grating
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : grey-ting |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgreɪ tɪŋ |
Definition of grating
Origin :- "annoying, irritating," 1560s, figurative use of present participle adjective from grate (v.).
- adj irritating; scraping
- He fumbled for the knob, and it turned with a grating sound.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- I lay on that grating two months, and bitter months they were to me.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- The slab moved upward an inch or two, grating in its rough grooves.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- The man who lay on the ledge of the grating was even chilled.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- Cornelius trembled with joy, so much so that he was obliged to hold by the grating.
- Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
- On the other side of the grating a door had just opened, and I stopped to see who was coming.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- She opened a door in the grating, and we all went through to the other side of the room.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- Following this I came upon a grating where the water disappeared.
- Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
- I can rig up a handy horse-stall with my spare spars and the grating.
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Kho emitted a grating sound reminiscent of an Earthly chuckle.
- Extract from : « Flamedown » by Horace Brown Fyfe
Synonyms for grating
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