Something is grating on her nerves.
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Grating
/ˈɡɹeɪtɪŋ/
Synonyms for "grating" (256 found)
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Closest matches (52)
abrasionabsonantajarandironannoyingantagonisticantipatheticarabesqueat cross purposesat cross-purposesat loggerheadsat oddsat varianceat waratomizationatonalattritionbasketrybasketworkbeating
Strong matches (76)
crushingdamperdetritiondiaphonicdifferingdisaccordantdisagreeabledisagreeingdisconsonantdiscordantdiscrepantdisharmonicdisharmoniousdisintegrationdisproportionatedissidentdissonantdivergentdryfiligree
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Noun(11 words)
Related words (128)
jostlinglacelacerylaceworklacinglatticelatticeworklevigationliftermashingmeshmeshesmeshworkmusiclessnegativenerve-janglingnerve-rackingnerve-rendingnerve-shakingnerve-trying
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Verb(1 words)
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17 entriesabrasivenesscoarse gratingdrain gratefine gratingfloor grategrating cheesegrating tonegrating vegetablesgrating voicegrid patternlatticed panelraspingrasping soundshrillshrill soundvent grate
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Collocations
15 entriesdrain gratingfloor gratinggrating cheesegrating metalgrating noisegrating patterngrating remarksgrating soundgrating texturegrating tonegrating voiceiron gratingmetal gratingvent gratingwindow grating
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
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2 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
A cacophony is a mixture of grating noises.
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That music is grating on my nerves.
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Next morning, he could see through the iron grating in front of his little window how the people were hurrying out of the town to see him hanged.
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