Graying vs Grating - What's the difference?
graying | grating |
(typically of a voice) harsh and unpleasant
abrasive; tending to annoy
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.
As verbs the difference between graying and grating
is that graying is while grating is .As an adjective grating is
(typically of a voice) harsh and unpleasant.As a noun grating is
a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.grating
English
(wikipedia grating)Adjective
(head)Noun
(en noun)- Add a few gratings of nutmeg to the hot milk.