grate Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- eat
- put-out
- rile
- exasperate
- gripe
- chafe
- infuriate
- tease
- pique
- provoke
- peeve
- rasp
- get-to
- gall
- wear-on
- irk
- aggravate
- anger
- itch
- plague
- ruffle
- nettle
- insult
- spite
- burn-up-
- worry
- get
- hack-off-
- vex
- frost
- nark
Weak:
- stick-in-one-s-craw
- get-on-one-s-nerves
- unsettle
- rouse
- heckle
- enflame
- undo
- unhinge
- rub-the-wrong-way
- exercise
- discomfort
- agitate
- ballyrag
- madden
- get-one-s-goat
- fret
- upset
- distress
- harry
- discompose
- roil
- bullyrag
- hassle
- outrage
- disquiet
- bait
- devil
- harass
- nag
- antagonize
- inflame
- enrage
- rankle
- set-one-s-teeth-on-edge
- offend
- hagride
- pester
- badger
- perturb
- incense
- affront
Strongest:
- pacify
- please
- appease
- conciliate
- appease
- satisfy
- satisfy
- please
- oblige
- mollify
- gratify
- placate
- delight
- mollify
- pacify
- oblige
- placate
- delight
- gratify
- conciliate
Strong:
- console
- cheer
- reassure
- propitiate
- console
- content
- quiet
- soothe
- quiet
- assure
- gladden
- soothe
- comfort
- comfort
- assure
- content
- gladden
- propitiate
- cheer
- reassure
Weak:
grate Meaning
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
bug,annoy, bother, persecute, irritate, eat, put out, rile, exasperate, gripe
pacify, please, appease, conciliate, appease, satisfy, satisfy, please, oblige, mollify
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.
