GRATING Synonyms
There are 27 hypernyms of the word grating. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for GRATING
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| aggravating | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • making worse | ||||||
| annoying | adjective adj | |||||
noun • the act of troubling or annoying someone adjective satellite • causing irritation or annoyance | ||||||
| bothersome | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing irritation or annoyance | ||||||
| irritating | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing irritation or annoyance • (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite • causing physical discomfort | ||||||
| jarring | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • making or causing a harsh and irritating sound | ||||||
| offensive | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • for the purpose of attack rather than defense • causing anger or annoyance • morally offensive • unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses noun • the action of attacking an enemy adjective satellite • violating or tending to violate or offend against • causing or able to cause nausea | ||||||
| tiresome | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness | ||||||
| unpleasant | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness | ||||||
| vexatious | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing irritation or annoyance | ||||||
| fret | verb v | |||||
noun • agitation resulting from active worry • a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion • an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief) • a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch verb • worry unnecessarily or excessively • be agitated or irritated • provide (a musical instrument) with frets • become or make sore by or as if by rubbing • cause annoyance in • gnaw into; make resentful or angry • carve a pattern into • decorate with an interlaced design • be too tight; rub or press • cause friction • remove soil or rock • wear away or erode | ||||||
| grill | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill • a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate verb • cook over or under a grill • examine thoroughly | ||||||
| grind | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious • the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground • hard monotonous routine work • the act of grinding to a powder or dust verb • press or grind with a crushing noise • make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together • work hard • dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced • reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading • created by grinding • shape or form by grinding | ||||||
| rankle | verb v | |||||
verb • gnaw into; make resentful or angry | ||||||
| scrape | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a harsh noise made by scraping • an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off • a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility) • an indication of damage verb • scratch repeatedly • make by scraping • cut the surface of; wear away the surface of • bend the knees and bow in a servile manner • gather (money or other resources) together over time • bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of | ||||||
| eat into | verb v | |||||
verb • gnaw into; make resentful or angry | ||||||