ear rape vs grating

ear rape

noun
  • Horrible sounds or music. 

  • Delibrately lowered quality and/or distorted music (i.e. increasing the volume of audio) often for humorous effect. 

grating

noun
  • The sound made by something that grates against something else. 

  • An optical system of close equidistant and parallel lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction. 

  • The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable lattice used for the flooring of boats. 

  • 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. 

adj
  • Harsh and unpleasant. 

  • Abrasive; tending to annoy. 

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