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tɪŋ
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adjective
1.
irritating or unpleasant to one's feelings.
2.
(of a
sound
or noise) harsh, discordant, or rasping.
Origin:
1555–65;
grate
2
+
-ing
2
Related forms
grat·ing·ly,
adverb
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grating
2
(ˈɡreɪtɪŋ)
—
adj
1.
(of sounds) harsh and rasping
2.
annoying; irritating
—
n
3.
(
often plural
) something produced by grating
'gratingly
2
—
adv
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