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
Synonyms & Antonyms of grates
Synonyms:
- enflames
- harasses
- freaks (out)
- badgers
- bullyrags
- hassles
- unsettles
- rankles
- rouses
- disquiets
- hacks (off)
- outrages
- devils
- roils
- incenses
- agitates
- ballyrags
- perturbs
- enrages
- exercises
- undoes
- offends
- gets on one's nerves
- gets one's goat
- frets
- antagonizes
- heckles
- affronts
- pesters
- sets one's teeth on edge
- discomforts
- rubs the wrong way
- sticks in one's craw
- unhinges
- baits
- upsets
- harries
- maddens
- nags
- distresses
- inflames
Antonyms:
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, bothers, persecutes,annoys, teases, exasperates, narks, piques, rasps
placates,obliges, contents, pleases, gladdens, delights, satisfies, mollifies, gratifies, pacifies
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.
