Definition of "grating" in English

adjective

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

   • grating vocals

2. Abrasive; tending 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. (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.

6. The sound made by something that grates against something else.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of grate