grating (n.)
- abrasion
- andiron
- annoying
- arabesque
- atomization
- attrition
- basketry
- beating
- cancellation
- chafing
- chain
- colander
- contradictory
- contrary
- crane
- creaking
- croaking
- crook
- cross
- crushing
- damper
- detrition
- disintegration
- dissident
- dry
- filigree
- firedog
- flat
- fragmentation
- fret
- fretwork
- granulation
- grate
- grid
- griddle
- gridiron
- grill
- grille
- grillwork
- grinding
- gritty
- hachure
- hatching
- hostile
- irritant
- jostling
- lace
- lacework
- lacing
- lattice
- latticework
- lifter
- mashing
- mesh
- meshwork
- negative
- net
- netting
- network
- off
- offensive
- plexus
- poker
- pothook
- pounding
- raddle
- rasping
- reticle
- reticulation
- reticule
- reticulum
- riddle
- rough
- salamander
- scraping
- scratching
- screeching
- screen
- screening
- sharp
- sieve
- sifter
- smashing
- sorter
- sour
- spit
- stinging
- texture
- tissue
- tongs
- tracery
- trellis
- tripod
- trivet
- turnspit
- variant
- wattle
- weave
- weaving
- web
- webbing
- weft
- wicker
- wickerwork
grating (adj.)
- ajar
- annoying
- antagonistic
- antipathetic
- atonal
- cacophonous
- chain
- clashing
- conflicting
- confused
- contradictory
- contrary
- cracked
- cranky
- cross
- crushing
- disagreeable
- discordant
- discrepant
- disharmonious
- disproportionate
- dissident
- dissonant
- divergent
- dry
- flat
- galling
- gritty
- harsh
- hoarse
- hostile
- immiscible
- incompatible
- inharmonic
- inharmonious
- irksome
- irritating
- irritative
- jangling
- jangly
- jarring
- lace
- lacing
- mashing
- negative
- nerve-racking
- net
- off
- off-key
- offensive
- piercing
- rasping
- raspy
- raucous
- repugnant
- rough
- scratchy
- screen
- sharp
- shrill
- smashing
- sour
- squeaky
- stinging
- strident
- tuneless
- uncongenial
- unharmonious
- unmelodious
- unmusical
- untuneful
- variant
- vexatious
- warring
- weaving
