grate
Example Sentences
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The leap was swift and steep—and grating on consumers already weary from years of entrenched inflation.
Loud was part of her, grating against a wrongness she perceived but couldn’t identify, something in her family that had no name or face but demanded to make a sound through her.
From Literature
The tortoise cut in with a flat, grating voice: “Did you two need something, or did you just come to ruin my fun?”
From Literature
"If you just need to grate some cheese over pasta, there are alternatives," she said.
From Barron's
These charismatics have been around so long that the things people used to find grating about them are now charming.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
