Definition of grating

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of grating is as below...

Grating (n.) A harsh sound caused by attrition.

Lern More About Grating

Grit :: Grit (v. i.) To give forth a grating sound, as sand under the feet; to grate; to grind..
Emigrant :: Emigrant (v. i.) Removing from one country to another; emigrating; as, an emigrant company or nation..
Creak :: Creak (v. i.) To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances; as, shoes creak..
Run :: Run (n.) The act of migrating, or ascending a river to spawn; -- said of fish; also, an assemblage or school of fishes which migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning..
Grating :: Grating (n.) A system of close equidistant and parallel lines lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction; -- called also diffraction grating..
Bray :: Bray (v. i.) To make a harsh, grating, or discordant noise..
Rugged :: Rugged (n.) Rough to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, style, and the like..
Harshly :: Harshly (adv.) In a harsh manner; gratingly; roughly; rudely.
Hoarse :: Hoarse (superl.) Harsh; grating; discordant; -- said of any sound.
Rub :: Rub (n.) Something grating to the feelings; sarcasm; joke; as, a hard rub..
Arenaceous :: Arenaceous (a.) Sandy or consisting largely of sand; of the nature of sand; easily disintegrating into sand; friable; as, arenaceous limestone..
Integrate :: Integrate (v. t.) To indicate the whole of; to give the sum or total of; as, an integrating anemometer, one that indicates or registers the entire action of the wind in a given time..
Grid :: Grid (n.) A grating of thin parallel bars, similar to a gridiron..
Gride :: Gride (e. i.) To cut with a grating sound; to cut; to penetrate or pierce harshly; as, the griding sword..
Deflagration :: Deflagration (n.) The act or process of deflagrating.
Migrating :: Migrating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Migrat.
Calcination :: Calcination (n.) The act or process of disintegrating a substance, or rendering it friable by the action of heat, esp. by the expulsion of some volatile matter, as when carbonic and acid is expelled from carbonate of calcium in the burning of limestone in order to make lime..
Emigration :: Emigration (n.) The act of emigrating; removal from one country or state to another, for the purpose of residence, as from Europe to America, or, in America, from the Atlantic States to the Western..
Deflagrating :: Deflagrating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deflagrat.
Grating :: Grating (p. pr. &. vb. n.) of Grat.
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us