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grating
/ɡˈɹeɪtɪŋ/ · 7 letters · 6 distinct letters
- noun
a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
- noun
a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
- noun
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
- verb
furnish with a grate
a grated fireplace
- verb
gnaw into; make resentful or angry
The injustice rankled her