Meaning

2 senses
  1. Harsh and unpleasant.

    grating vocals

    unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

  2. Annoying; tending to annoy.

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Something is grating on her nerves.

    ruЧто-то действует ей на нервы. — Hellerick

  2. That music is grating on my nerves.

    CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · karloelkebekio · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  3. A cacophony is a mixture of grating noises.

    CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · AlanF_US · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  4. Be careful when grating.

    CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · GemMonkey · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  5. I can imagine grinding sesame seeds, but it's hard for me to picture grating them.

    deIch kann mir schon vorstellen, Sesam zu mahlen, ihn aber zu raspeln eher nicht. — Waldelfe

    CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · Babelball · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

1 languages

Origin

From grat(e) + -ing.

From grat(e) + -ing.

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