grates Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- plagues
- ruffles
- itches
- insults
- irks
- frosts
- vexes
- teases
- riles
- provokes
- galls
- eats
- angers
- gripes
- narks
- wears-on
- gets-to
- piques
- spites
- aggravates
- rasps
- worries
- burns-up-
- gets
- puts-out
- peeves
- infuriates
- chafes
- nettles
- exasperates
Weak:
- inflames
- rankles
- devils
- heckles
- gets-on-one-s-nerves
- sticks-in-one-s-craw
- affronts
- harasses
- hacks-off-
- outrages
- hassles
- frets
- freaks-out-
- disquiets
- unhinges
- agitates
- rouses
- perturbs
- rubs-the-wrong-way
- maddens
- discomforts
- roils
- enrages
- baits
- gets-one-s-goat
- antagonizes
- undoes
- ballyrags
- sets-one-s-teeth-on-edge
- nags
- unsettles
- enflames
- incenses
- badgers
- offends
- upsets
- distresses
- harries
- exercises
- pesters
- bullyrags
grates Meaning
grates
to grind or rub against something with a scratching noise, fret, irritate, a frame of iron bars for holding burning fuel (as in a fireplace), grating sense 1, to gnash or grind noisily, to utter in a harsh voice, fireplace, a barred frame for cooking over a fire, to have a harsh or irritating effect, to cause to make a rasping sound, to furnish with a grate, to reduce to small particles by rubbing on something rough, cage, prison, to rub or rasp noisily, to make into small particles by rubbing against something rough, abrade, a frame or bed of iron bars to hold a stove or furnace fire, grating sense 2, to cause irritation
grates Sentence Examples
- The constant screeching of metal on metal grated against my nerves.
- The sharp sound of fingernails scraping against a chalkboard grated on my eardrums.
- The creaking and groaning of old machinery grated on my ears.
- Her grating voice made me want to cover my ears.
- The lecturer's monotone droning grated on my attention.
- The relentless rainfall grated on my patience.
- The dissonance of the orchestra's performance grated on my musical sensibilities.
- The harsh laughter of the bullies grated on my conscience.
- The grating noise of the malfunctioning fan drove me to distraction.
- The sound of the ice skating blades grating against the rink made me cringe.
FAQs About the word grates
to grind or rub against something with a scratching noise, fret, irritate, a frame of iron bars for holding burning fuel (as in a fireplace), grating sense 1, t
bugs, irritates,annoys, bothers, persecutes, plagues, ruffles, itches, insults, irks
delights, placates, appeases, gratifies, pacifies, pleases, satisfies,obliges, gladdens, contents
The constant screeching of metal on metal grated against my nerves.
The sharp sound of fingernails scraping against a chalkboard grated on my eardrums.
The creaking and groaning of old machinery grated on my ears.
Her grating voice made me want to cover my ears.
