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'grate' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'grate' with 4 example sentences.


grate noun

: a frame of iron bars to hold a fire

: a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something

: a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air

grate verb

: 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


  • Something is grating on her nerves.
  • That music is grating on my nerves.
  • Do we have grated cheese?
  • A cacophony is a mixture of grating noises.
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