Definitionen
1.AdjectiveHarsh and unpleasant."grating vocals"
2.AdjectiveAnnoying; tending to annoy.
3.NounA barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.
4.NounA frame of iron bars to hold a fire.
5.NounThe loose material that comes from something being grated."Add a few gratings of nutmeg to the hot milk."
6.NounAn optical system of close equidistant and parallel lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction.
7.NounThe strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable lattice used for the flooring of boats.
8.NounThe sound made by something that grates against something else.
9.Verbpresent participle and gerund of grate