Associations to the word «Grating»
Noun
Wiktionary
GRATING, adjective. (typically of a voice) harsh and unpleasant
GRATING, adjective. Abrasive; tending to annoy
GRATING, noun. A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.
GRATING, noun. A frame of iron bars to hold a fire.
GRATING, noun. The loose material that comes from something being grated.
GRATING, noun. An optical system of close equidistant and parallel lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction.
GRATING, noun. (nautical) (in the plural) The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable lattice used for the flooring of boats.
GRATING, verb. Present participle of grate
Dictionary definition
GRATING, noun. A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.
GRATING, noun. A frame of iron bars to hold a fire.
GRATING, 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.
GRATING, adjective. Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice".
Wise words
Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable
fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those
symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated
by the inaudible language of the heart.