grating


Meanings

  • a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
  • a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
  • optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum
  • 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;
  • unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound;
  • GRATING n pl. -S a network of bars covering an opening


Scrabble Score: 9

grating is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

grating is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

grating is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 12

grating is a valid Words With Friends word