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    grating

    US /ˈɡretɪŋ/

    ・

    UK /ˈgreɪtɪŋ/

    B2
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo shred food into very small pieces
    They are grating carrots for me
    adj.AdjectiveUnpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
    I heard a grating sound as the door opened
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo be unpleasantly harsh or annoying
    Your loud voice is grating in my ears

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    • and more grating than before.

      and more grating than before.

    B1

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    • and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice. A  frosty rime was on his head, and on his eyebrows,  

      and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice. A  frosty rime was on his head, and on his eyebrows,  

    • and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice.

      and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice.

    B2

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    • into its constituent colors using a prism or diffraction grating, we can see a molecule’s

      into its constituent colors using a prism or diffraction grating, we can see a molecule’s

    B2

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    • Right now, I am grating cheese.

      Right now, I am grating cheese.

    • I just wanted to show you guys some very useful verbs like grating cheese and cracking eggs.

      I just wanted to show you guys some very useful verbs like grating cheese and cracking eggs.

    B1

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Audiobook with subtitles and a warm fire. Read by Greg Wagland.

    14:37A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Audiobook with subtitles and a warm fire. Read by Greg Wagland.
    • and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice.

      and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice.

    • lips blue; and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice. A frosty rime

      lips blue; and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice. A frosty rime

    B2

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    • pride so tragically misplaced as to be hysterical rather than grating.

      pride so tragically misplaced as to be hysterical rather than grating.

    B1

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    • Ooh, he's grating wasabi.

      Ooh, he's grating wasabi.

    • - [Andrew] Ooh, he's grating wasabi.

      - [Andrew] Ooh, he's grating wasabi.

    B2

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    • And grating really helps to cook this butternut squash very, very quickly.

      And grating really helps to cook this butternut squash very, very quickly.

    • And grating really helps to cook this butternut squash very, very quickly.

      And grating really helps to cook this butternut squash very, very quickly.

    B2

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    • Stick it in the freezer for 10 minutes before you start grating.

      Stick it in the freezer for 10 minutes before you start grating.

    • Stick it in the freezer for 10 minutes before you start grating, and literally use all the grater.

      Stick it in the freezer for 10 minutes before you start grating, and literally use all the grater.

    B2

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    57:28Adventure 01 - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
    • horses' hoofs and grating wheels against

      horses' hoofs and grating wheels against

    B1