Something is grating on her nerves.
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Grating
//ˈɡɹeɪtɪŋ//
Synonyms for "grating" (230 found)
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Closest matches (46)
Strong matches (69)
crossing-outcrumblingcrushingdamperdetritiondiaphonicdifferingdiffraction gratingdisaccordantdisagreeabledisagreeingdisconsonantdiscordantdiscrepantdisharmonicdisharmoniousdisintegrationdisproportionatedissidentdissonant
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divergentdryfiligreefire hookfire tongsfiredogflatfragmentationfretfrettingfretworkfrictiongallinggranulationgranulizationgravellygridgriddlegridirongrillegrillergrillworkgrindinggrittyhachureharshhatchinghoarsehostileimmelodiousimmiscibleinaccordantincompatibleinharmonicinharmoniousinterlacementintertextureintertwinementirksomeirritantirritatingirritativejanglingjanglyjarring
Noun(3 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (115)
jostlinglacelacerylaceworklacinglatticelatticeworklevigationliftermashingmeshmeshesmeshworkmusiclessnegativenerve-janglingnerve-rackingnerve-rendingnerve-shakingnerve-trying
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netnettingnetworknoisynonmelodiousoffoff keyoff-keyoff-toneoffensiveout of accordout of pitchout of toneout of tuneout of whackpiercingplexureplexuspokerpothookpoundingpowderingraddleraggedraspraspingraspyraucousrepugnantreticlereticulationreticulereticulumriddleroughruggedrustysalamanderscrapingscrapyscratchingscratchyscreechingscreenscreeningsharpshreddingshrillsievesiftersmashingsortersourspitsquawkingsquawkysqueakystingingstridentstriduloustexturethicktissuetongstracerytrellistrellisworktripodtriturationtrivettunelessturnspituncongenialunharmoniousunmelodiousunmusicaluntunableuntuneduntunefulvariantvexatiouswarringwattleweaveweavingwebwebbingwebworkweftwickerwickerwork
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16 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
44 translations across 23 languages.
Azerbaijani
1 entries- barmaqlıq noun (barrier)
Belarusian
2 entries- кра́ты noun (barrier)
- рашо́тка noun (barrier)
Bulgarian
4 entries- дразнещ adj (harsh and unpleasant)
- стържещ adj (harsh and unpleasant)
- реше́тка noun (barrier)
- скара noun (frame to hold a fire)
Catalan
1 entries- (en)graellat noun (barrier)
Czech
2 entries- mříž noun (barrier)
- mřížka noun (barrier)
Dutch
1 entries- rooster noun (barrier)
Finnish
4 entries- arina noun (frame to hold a fire)
- ristikko noun (barrier)
- ritilä noun (barrier)
- ritilä noun (frame to hold a fire)
French
1 entries- grille noun (barrier)
Galician
1 entries- reixa noun (barrier)
German
1 entries- Gitter noun (barrier)
Hungarian
1 entries- rács noun (barrier)
Italian
1 entries- grata noun (barrier)
Latin
2 entries- acidus adj (harsh and unpleasant)
- transenna noun (barrier)
Māori
4 entries- kukū adj (harsh and unpleasant)
- māngūngungu adj (harsh and unpleasant)
- kaiwae noun (a strong wooden lattice used in the flooring of boats)
- mātiti noun (frame to hold a fire)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- اسقره noun (barrier)
Polish
1 entries- krata noun (barrier)
Portuguese
1 entries- chiado adj (harsh and unpleasant)
Russian
1 entries- решётка noun (barrier)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- cliath noun (barrier)
- cliath noun (frame to hold a fire)
- cliath-theine noun (frame to hold a fire)
Slovak
2 entries- mreža noun (barrier)
- mriežka noun (barrier)
Spanish
4 entries- enjaretado noun (a strong wooden lattice used in the flooring of boats)
- reja noun (barrier)
- rejilla noun (barrier)
- rejilla noun (frame to hold a fire)
Swedish
1 entries- gitter noun (barrier)
Ukrainian
3 entries- кра́та noun (barrier)
- реші́тка noun (barrier)
- ґра́ти noun (barrier)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
A cacophony is a mixture of grating noises.
Source: tatoeba (2372027)
That music is grating on my nerves.
Source: tatoeba (3592524)
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.
Source: tatoeba (3884990)
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