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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024grat•ing1 /ˈgreɪtɪŋ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a fixed frame of bars or the like covering an opening, to keep things out while letting in light or air.
grat•ing2 /ˈgreɪtɪŋ/USA pronunciation adj. - irritating;
annoying:a grating personality. - (of sound) harsh;
discordant:a grating voice.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024grat•ing1 (grā′ting),USA pronunciation n. - a fixed frame of bars or the like covering an opening to exclude persons, animals, coarse material, or objects while admitting light, air, or fine material.
- PhysicsSee diffraction grating.
grat•ing2 (grā′ting),USA pronunciation adj. - irritating or unpleasant to one's feelings.
- (of a sound or noise) harsh, discordant, or rasping.
grat′ing•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: grating /ˈɡreɪtɪŋ/ n
Also called: grate a framework of metal bars in the form of a grille set into a wall, pavement, etc, serving as a cover or guard but admitting air and sometimes light
grating /ˈɡreɪtɪŋ/ adj - (of sounds) harsh and rasping
- annoying; irritating
n - (often plural) something produced by grating
ˈgratingly adv grate1 /greɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Buildinga frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- Buildinga framework of parallel or crossed bars used as a guard, as over a window;
grating.
grate2 /greɪt/USA pronunciation v., grat•ed, grat•ing. - to have an irritating effect:[~ + on]His constant chatter grates on my nerves.
- to (cause to) make a sound of rough scraping or rubbing that is annoying or noisy;
rasp: [no object]The car fender grated against the fence.[~ + object]He grated the car fender against the fence. - to make into small particles by rubbing against a rough surface:[~ + object]to grate a carrot.
grat•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024grate1 (grāt),USA pronunciation n., v., grat•ed, grat•ing. n. - Buildinga frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- Buildinga framework of parallel or crossed bars, used as a partition, guard, cover, or the like;
grating. - Buildinga fireplace.
v.t. - Buildingto furnish with a grate or grates.
- Medieval Latin grāta a grating, variant of crāta, derivative of Latin crāt- (stem of crātis) wickerwork, hurdle; compare crate
- Middle English 1350–1400
- to have an irritating or unpleasant effect:His constant chatter grates on my nerves.
- to make a sound of, or as if of, rough scraping;
rasp. - to sound harshly;
jar:to grate on the ear. - to scrape or rub with rough or noisy friction, as one thing on or against another.
v.t. - to reduce to small particles by rubbing against a rough surface or a surface with many sharp-edged openings:to grate a carrot.
- to rub together with a harsh, jarring sound:to grate one's teeth.
- to irritate or annoy.
- [Archaic.]to wear down or away by rough friction.
- Gmc; compare German kratzen to scratch
- Old French grater
- late Middle English graten 1375–1425
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged vex, gall, nettle, irk, rile, bug.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: grate /ɡreɪt/ vb - (transitive) to reduce to small shreds by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface: to grate carrots
- to scrape (an object) against something or (objects) together, producing a harsh rasping sound, or (of objects) to scrape with such a sound
- (intr; followed by on or upon) to annoy
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French grater to scrape, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German krazzōn grate /ɡreɪt/ n - a framework of metal bars for holding fuel in a fireplace, stove, or furnace
- a less common word for fireplace
- another name for grating1
vb - (transitive) to provide with a grate or grates
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French grate, from Latin crātis hurdle |