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grating vs rough

rough vs grating

grating and rough both are nouns.

grating and rough both are adjectives.

grating is not a verb while rough is a verb.

grating is not an adverb while rough is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
grating Yes Yes No No
rough Yes Yes Yes Yes
As adjectives, grating and rough are synonyms defined as:
  • grating and rough: unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
Other synonyms of grating include gravelly, rasping, raspy, scratchy.
grating (noun) rough (noun)
a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
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
grating (adjective) rough (adjective)
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound having or caused by an irregular surface
of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
not shaped by cutting or trimming
ready and able to resort to force or violence
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
full of hardship or trials
not quite exact or correct
violently agitated and turbulent
unkind or cruel or uncivil
unpleasantly stern
not perfected
(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
not carefully or expertly made
grating (verb) rough (verb)
prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
grating (adverb) rough (adverb)
with rough motion as over a rough surface
with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')
Difference between grating and rough

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