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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
Example sentences :
  • 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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