Etymology
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grating (adj.)

"annoying, irritating," 1560s, figurative use of present-participle adjective from grate (v.).

grating (n.)

"partition or frame of parallel crossing bars," 1620s, from grate (n.).

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grate (v.)
"to scrape, rub," late 14c. (implied in grated), from Old French grater "to scrape, scratch (out or off); erase; destroy, pull down" (Modern French gratter), from Frankish *kratton, from Proto-Germanic *krattojan (source also of Old High German krazzon "to scratch, scrape," German kratzen "to scratch," Swedish kratta, Danish kratte "to rake, scrape"), probably of imitative origin. Senses of "sound harshly," and "annoy" are mid-16c. Italian grattare also is from Germanic. Related: Grated; grating.
grate (n.)
late 14c., "grill for cooking;" early 15c., "iron bars or cagework across a door or window," from Anglo-Latin (mid-14c.), from Old French grate or directly from Medieval Latin grata "a grating, lattice," from Latin cratis "wickerwork, hurdle" (see hurdle (n.)). As a verb meaning "to fit with a grate," from mid-15c. Related: Grated; grating.
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Definitions of grating
1
grating (n.)
a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air;
Synonyms: grate
grating (n.)
a frame of iron bars to hold a fire;
Synonyms: grate
grating (n.)
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;
Synonyms: diffraction grating
2
grating (adj.)
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound;
Synonyms: gravelly / rasping / raspy / rough / scratchy
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