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