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US
/ˈɡɹeɪt/
]
[ UK /ɡɹˈeɪt/ ]
[ UK /ɡɹˈeɪt/ ]
VERB
-
make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
grate one's teeth in anger -
gnaw into; make resentful or angry
The injustice rankled her
his resentment festered -
furnish with a grate
a grated fireplace -
reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface
grate carrots and onions
grate nutmeg -
scratch repeatedly
The cat scraped at the armchair
NOUN
- a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something
- a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
- a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
How To Use grate In A Sentence
- Not that I'm denigrating the effort - I'm good for a few quid once I've got a few beers in me later tonight - but the enforced jollity does occasionally grate.
- maybe god wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful.
- Their support was greatly appreciated and all within the club are grateful for their help and co-operation.
- Objective:To observe the effects of to integrate acusector concussion with suggestible dialogue treat 530 patient with hysteria spasm.
- Ireland we say 'aitch' that is the Presbyterians do - for some reason which escapes me Catholics say 'haitch' - another argument for integrated education. Behind the scenes at the UK's highest court
- This is a well-made wine that delivers sweet red and black fruits harmoniously integrated with ripe tannins and soft acidity.
- Administration. Quality assurance must be integrated into local health care management functions. 3.
- He is a Berlin gestaltist who emigrated to the United States, became professor of the Psychology of Art at Harvard University and published 13 books on gestalt theory and art.
- If you will undertake the affair, I shall be very grateful.
- Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves. Henry Ward Beecher
