Grating [adjective]
Definition of Grating:
irritating; scraping
Synonyms of Grating:
● Dry
● Grinding
● Jarring
● Rasping
● Rough
● Annoying
● Shrill
● Harsh
● Hoarse
● Irksome
● Raucous
● Squeaky
● Strident
Sentence/Example of Grating:
He fell into a metal rail on the conveyor belt system, “stood up, took a few steps, and fell back onto the grating,” according to the TOSHA report.
Using a food processor fitted with coarse grating attachment, or the large holes of a box grater, grate the potatoes.
I plainly heard a noise upon the cover of my closet like that of a cable, and the grating of it as it passed through the ring.
I do not know—I do not dare to believe—that I shall live to hear that key grating in the lock.
Before he realised what had taken place he found himself thrown on the floor, while strange grating noises reached his ears.
But what is that monotonous grating sound which continues with mechanical regularity?
Beside this door was a heavy iron grating, opening upon a sort of corridor, which gave a little light and a little air.
As he drew the dog up to an apparatus which we know as a voltaic pile, he rounded off his words with his false and grating laugh.
He slid down this opening, and after walking long in a narrow gallery, he was arrested by an enormous iron grating.
Made fast to the grating outside were a bit of rope and strip of blanket, along which to descend.