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Grating

[ˈɡɹeɪ̯ɾɪŋ]

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:12 pts7 letters
Definition of Grating

verb

  1. To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars

    "to grate a window"

verb

  1. To shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater

    "I need to grate the cheese before the potato is cooked."

  2. To make an unpleasant rasping sound, often as the result of rubbing against something

    "Listening to his teeth grate all day long drives me mad."

  3. (by extension) to get on one's nerves; to irritate, annoy

    "She’s nice enough, but she can begin to grate if there is no-one else to talk to."

  4. (by extension) to annoy

noun

  1. A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.
  2. A frame of iron bars to hold a fire.
  3. The loose material that comes from something being grated.

    "Add a few gratings of nutmeg to the hot milk."

  4. An optical system of close equidistant and parallel lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction.
  5. (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.

adjective

  1. (typically of a voice) Harsh and unpleasant.
  2. Abrasive; tending to annoy.
Anagrams of Grating

No exact anagrams found for "grating". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "grating" and rearranging:

+fgrafting
+itriaging
+ngranting
+ogaroting
+sgratings
+ygyrating
Related Word Patterns
GR...Words starting with "gr"...NGWords ending with "ng"All 7-letter wordsUnscramble "grating"
Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

grill
Letter Values
g2
r1
a1
t1
i1
n1
g2

Total: 9 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Grating
aahingabandoningabashingabasingabatingabbreviatingabdicatingabducingabductingabeggingabettingabhorring
Related 7-Letter Words
gabbardgabbartgabbersgabbiergabbinggabbledgabblergabblesgabbrosgabellegabfestgabionsgablinggaboonsgadders

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Grating"

Grating is a 7-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Grating" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "grating" is a low-scoring word.