grating
Harsh and irritating
Grating describes sounds or sensations that are harsh, irritating, or abrasive: Her grating voice made it hard to concentrate, the grating screech of metal on metal.
A grating personality wears on you through repeated annoyance.
As a noun, a grating is a framework of parallel or crossed bars—a drain cover, a ventilation screen, or a barrier over a window.
High, harsh cry
- raspCoarse shaping tool
- squealShrill, piercing cry
- scrapeRub harshly against
- grindingMolar action sometimes
harsh · discordant · cacophony · shrill · jarring · clang · strident · noise
Cutting into thin pieces
- zestingScraping citrus rind
- parmesanGranular Italian grating cheese
- cheeseFermented milk solid
- nutmegAromatic seed spice
microplane · shreds · citrus · zest · carrot · ginger · coconut · chocolate
Causing mild irritation
- exasperatingIntensely irritating
- vexingCausing mild torment
- irksomeCausing mild frustration
- aggravatingCausing irritation or worsening
galling · jarring · abrasive · nettlesome · maddening · infuriating · rankling · chafing
Channel for wastewater
- grillCooking surface over fire
- grilleProtective metal grating
- ventOpening for airflow
- coverProtect by overlaying
walkway · manhole · floor · steel · iron · industrial · drainage · sewer
Garden climbing structure
- meshInterlocking open weave
- openworkDecorative pierced craftsmanship
- fretworkInterlocking ornamental design
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
bars · slats · crosshatch · screen · framework · pattern · interlaced · crisscross
screech
High, harsh cry
grinding · harsh · discordant · cacophony · shrill · jarring · clang · strident · noise · din
shredding
Cutting into thin pieces
nutmeg · microplane · shreds · citrus · zest · carrot · ginger · coconut · chocolate · cheddar
annoying
Causing mild irritation
- exasperatingIntensely irritating
- vexingCausing mild torment
- irksomeCausing mild frustration
aggravating · galling · jarring · abrasive · nettlesome · maddening · infuriating · rankling · chafing · tiresome
drain
Channel for wastewater
cover · walkway · manhole · floor · steel · iron · industrial · drainage · sewer · storm drain
trellis
Garden climbing structure
- meshInterlocking open weave
- openworkDecorative pierced craftsmanship
- fretworkInterlocking ornamental design
filigree · bars · slats · crosshatch · screen · framework · pattern · interlaced · crisscross · pergola
- kitchen prepchopping, dicing, slicing, mincing, peeling
- openworklace, lacework, filigree, fretwork, lattice
- photonicsphotonics, photon, optics, laser, optical fiber
- food prepchopping, slicing, dicing, mincing, peeling
- cuttingslicing, slice, chopping, dice, dicing
- harsh soundsscreech, shriek, squawk, squeal, rasp
gratingmelodious
Agreeable in sound
mellifluous · harmonious · euphonious · dulcet · musical