GRATING

7 letters 9 Scrabble points [ˈɡɹeɪ̯ɾɪŋ]

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."

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."

Related words: grill
adjective

  1. (typically of a voice) Harsh and unpleasant.

  2. Abrasive; tending to annoy.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters G R A T I N G
Length 7 letters
Scrabble Score 9 points

Anagrams of GRATING

Words that use the same letters:

TARGING

Words Containing "GRATING"

CONFLAGRATING DEFLAGRATING DENIGRATING DISINTEGRATING EMIGRATING GRATINGLY GRATINGS IMMIGRATING INTEGRATING INTERMIGRATING MIGRATING NONMIGRATING REDINTEGRATING REEMIGRATING REGRATING REGRATINGLY REINTEGRATING REMIGRATING TRANSMIGRATING UNEMIGRATING

Words Starting with "GRATING"

GRATINGLY GRATINGS

Words Ending with "GRATING"

CONFLAGRATING DEFLAGRATING DENIGRATING DISINTEGRATING EMIGRATING IMMIGRATING INTEGRATING INTERMIGRATING MIGRATING NONMIGRATING REDINTEGRATING REEMIGRATING REGRATING REINTEGRATING REMIGRATING TRANSMIGRATING UNEMIGRATING UNGRATING UNIMMIGRATING UNMIGRATING