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Webster 1913 Edition
Grating
Grat′ing
,Noun.
[See 2d Grate.]
1.
A partition, covering, or frame of parallel or cross bars; a latticework resembling a window grate;
as, the
. grating
of a prison or convent3.
pl.
(Naut.)
The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable Lattice used for the flooring of boats.
Grat′ing
,Adj.
[See
Grate
to rub harshy.] That grates; making a harsh sound; harsh.
– Grat′ing-ly
, adv. Grat′ing
,Noun.
A harsh sound caused by attrition.
Webster 1828 Edition
Grating
GRA'TING
,ppr.
1.
Fretting; irritating; harsh; as grating sounds, or a grating reflection.GRA'TING
Definition 2024
grating
grating
English
Adjective
grating
- (typically of a voice) Harsh and unpleasant.
- Abrasive; tending to annoy.
Translations
harsh and unpleasant
Noun
grating (plural gratings)
- A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.
- A frame of iron bars to hold a fire.
- The loose material that comes from something being grated.
- Add a few gratings of nutmeg to the hot milk.
- An optical system of close equidistant and parallel lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction.
- (nautical, in the plural) The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable lattice used for the flooring of boats.
Synonyms
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Translations
barrier
frame to hold a fire
a strong wooden lattice used in the flooring of boats
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Verb
grating
- present participle of grate