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How to pronounce “grating”

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Pronunciation guide for grating

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of grating with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: How to know if it’s time to change careersor people at the office are grating on you,
Definition summary: (typically of a voice) Harsh and unpleasant.

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How to know if it’s time to change careers

or people at the office are grating on you,

[Adjective]
(typically of a voice) Harsh and unpleasant.
Abrasive; tending to annoy.
[Noun]
A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.
A frame of iron bars to hold a fire.
The loose material that comes from something being grated.
An optical system of close equidistant and parallel lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction.
(nautical, in the plural) The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable lattice used for the flooring of boats.
The sound made by something that grates against something else.
[Verb]
present participle and gerund of grate

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