Definition of "grating"

(typically of a voice) Harsh and unpleasant.  examples

Abrasive; tending to annoy.  examples

A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.  examples

A frame of iron bars to hold a fire.  examples

The loose material that comes from something being grated.  examples

An optical system of close equidistant and parallel lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction.  examples

(nautical, in the plural) The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable lattice used for the flooring of boats.  examples

The sound made by something that grates against something else.  quotations  examples

present participle and gerund of grate  examples