Definition of grating

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

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Emigrating :: Emigrating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Emigrat.
Rough :: Rough (n.) Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, voice, and the like; as, a rough tone; rough numbers..
Rub :: Rub (n.) Something grating to the feelings; sarcasm; joke; as, a hard rub..
Hoarse :: Hoarse (superl.) Harsh; grating; discordant; -- said of any sound.
Emigrant :: Emigrant (v. i.) Removing from one country to another; emigrating; as, an emigrant company or nation..
Hack :: Hack (n.) A frame or grating of various kinds; as, a frame for drying bricks, fish, or cheese; a rack for feeding cattle; a grating in a mill race, etc..
Arenaceous :: Arenaceous (a.) Sandy or consisting largely of sand; of the nature of sand; easily disintegrating into sand; friable; as, arenaceous limestone..
Hoarsely :: Hoarsely (adv.) With a harsh, grating sound or voice..
Bray :: Bray (n.) The harsh cry of an ass; also, any harsh, grating, or discordant sound..
Grit :: Grit (v. i.) To give forth a grating sound, as sand under the feet; to grate; to grind..
Bray :: Bray (v. i.) To make a harsh, grating, or discordant noise..
Immigrating :: Immigrating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Immigrat.
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..
Rugged :: Rugged (n.) Rough to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, style, and the like..
Migration :: Migration (n.) The act of migrating.
Diffraction :: Diffraction (n.) The deflection and decomposition of light in passing by the edges of opaque bodies or through narrow slits, causing the appearance of parallel bands or fringes of prismatic colors, as by the action of a grating of fine lines or bars..
Grating :: Grating (n.) A partition, covering, or frame of parallel or cross bars; a latticework resembling a window grate; as, the grating of a prison or convent..
Harshly :: Harshly (adv.) In a harsh manner; gratingly; roughly; rudely.
Grizzly :: Grizzly (a.) In hydraulic mining, gratings used to catch and throw out large stones from the sluices..
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