How to pronounce "grating"

• "grating" pronounced in English.

Meanings and definitions of "grating"

Noun

a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air

Synonyms:

• grate
• grating

Noun

a frame of iron bars to hold a fire

Synonyms:

• grate
• grating

Noun

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

Synonyms:

• diffraction grating
• grating

Adjective

unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice"

Synonyms:

• grating
• gravelly
• rasping
• raspy
• rough
• scratchy