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grating
adjective
noun
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
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ˈɡɹeɪtɪŋ
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adjective
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
“a gravelly voice”
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
noun
a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
noun
a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
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a gravelly voice
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