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