grating

/ɡɹˈeɪtɪŋ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
2. a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
3. optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum

adjective

1. unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
   “a gravelly voice”

Synonyms for grating

• grate
• diffraction grating
• gravelly
• rasping
• raspy
• rough
• scratchy
• cacophonous

Words that rhyme with grating

• rating
• devastating
• dominating
• irritating
• slating
• stimulating
• titillating
• accommodating
• activating
• alternating
• annihilating
• contaminating
• discriminating
• exasperating
• exhilarating
• fascinating
• frustrating
• ingratiating
• intoxicating
• locating
• motivating
• operating
• penetrating
• plating
• waiting
• aggravating
• agitating
• alienating
• annotating
• asphyxiating