grate Antonyms
Strongest:
- appease
- mollify
- appease
- oblige
- mollify
- pacify
- oblige
- conciliate
- gratify
- delight
- placate
- please
- satisfy
- pacify
- placate
- gratify
- conciliate
- please
- delight
- satisfy
Strong:
- console
- cheer
- reassure
- content
- reassure
- comfort
- gladden
- quiet
- console
- cheer
- comfort
- soothe
- quiet
- propitiate
- content
- gladden
- soothe
- assure
- assure
- propitiate
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- itch
- aggravate
- anger
- get
- burn-up-
- nettle
- peeve
- tease
- worry
- nark
- ruffle
- put-out
- chafe
- wear-on
- get-to
- gripe
- vex
- plague
- eat
- exasperate
- rile
- spite
- insult
- rasp
- irk
- gall
- infuriate
- hack-off-
- provoke
- pique
- frost
Weak:
- heckle
- get-on-one-s-nerves
- perturb
- bullyrag
- disquiet
- rub-the-wrong-way
- set-one-s-teeth-on-edge
- undo
- enrage
- harass
- hassle
- bait
- offend
- harry
- antagonize
- fret
- madden
- incense
- unhinge
- roil
- discompose
- inflame
- pester
- upset
- badger
- ballyrag
- nag
- agitate
- distress
- get-one-s-goat
- stick-in-one-s-craw
- devil
- exercise
- outrage
- unsettle
- rouse
- hagride
- discomfort
- affront
- rankle
- enflame
Meaning of grate
grate (n)
a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something
a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
grate (v)
furnish with a grate
gnaw into; make resentful or angry
reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface
make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
scratch repeatedly
grate (a.)
Serving to gratify; agreeable.
grate (n.)
A structure or frame containing parallel or crosed bars, with interstices; a kind of latticework, such as is used ia the windows of prisons and cloisters.
A frame or bed, or kind of basket, of iron bars, for holding fuel while burning.
grate (v. t.)
To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars; as, to grate a window.
To rub roughly or harshly, as one body against another, causing a harsh sound; as, to grate the teeth; to produce (a harsh sound) by rubbing.
To reduce to small particles by rubbing with anything rough or indented; as, to grate a nutmeg.
To fret; to irritate; to offend.
grate (v. i.)
To make a harsh sound by friction.
To produce the effect of rubbing with a hard rough material; to cause wearing, tearing, or bruising. Hence; To produce exasperation, soreness, or grief; to offend by oppression or importunity.
grate Sentence Examples
- I find the loud grating of metal on metal unbearable.
- The old car's engine emitted a harsh, grating sound.
- The rough edges of the metal grated against my skin.
- The grating noise coming from the kitchen made it difficult to concentrate.
- She grated the cheese into a fine powder for the lasagna.
- The sound of their voices grated on my nerves.
- The constant grating of the knife against the chopping board grated on my nerves.
- I was forced to grate my teeth together due to pain.
- The grating of the chalk against the blackboard sent shivers down my spine.
- The grating sound of the gate opening startled the sleeping dog.
FAQs About the word grate
a frame of iron bars to hold a fire, a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something, a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitt
annoy, irritate, bother, persecute, bug, itch, aggravate, anger,get, burn (up)
appease, mollify, appease, oblige, mollify, pacify, oblige, conciliate, gratify, delight
I find the loud grating of metal on metal unbearable.
The old car's engine emitted a harsh, grating sound.
The rough edges of the metal grated against my skin.
The grating noise coming from the kitchen made it difficult to concentrate.
