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gratingly
adverb
in a harsh and grating manner
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her voice fell gratingly on our ears

• Syn: ↑raspingly, ↑harshly
• Derived from adjective: ↑harsh (for: ↑harshly), ↑rasping (for: ↑raspingly), ↑grating

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adverb
Etymology: from present participle of grate (III) + -ly
: with a grating sound or effect : so as to grate

his voice fell gratingly on our ears

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grātˈingly adverb
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Main Entry: ↑grate

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gratingly adverb
Thesaurus: words used to describe someone's voicehyponym
Main entry: grating

Useful english dictionary. 2012.