| Main Entry: | grating |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irritating; scraping |
Synonyms: |
annoying, disagreeable, discordant, displeasing, dissonant, dry, grinding, harsh, harsh-sounding, hoarse, irksome, jarring, offensive, rasping, raucous, rough, shrill, squeaky, strident, stridulent, stridulous, unpleasant, vexatious |
Antonyms: |
pleasing, soothing |