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grating

adjective noun

Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
G
Ends with
G
Contains
RA
Scrabble score
9
CEFR level
C1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈɡɹeɪtɪŋ

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adjective

  1. Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

    “A gravelly voice”

noun

  1. 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

noun

  1. A frame of iron bars to hold a fire

noun

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

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Example Sentences

A gravelly voice

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