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Meanings of little grating in English

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Usage of little grating in English
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They could see through the little grating the shadow of his hood.
Cinq Mars — Volume 5
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The little grating in the door, the sense of constant inspection, worried her.
Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story
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Some like a little grating of nutmeg, especially if part lard is used.
Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled During Her Visit A...
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Lady Mary snapped at her, in a little grating voice, Mother!
Conrad’s Fate
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But there was a little grating in the door through which Prince Arthur called.
English Literature for Boys and Girls
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TiVo acolytes won't mind, but others might find its rough edges a little grating.
Wired
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Surely we didn't come through that little grating that opens on top, did we?
The Camp Fire Girls at School; Or, The Wohelo Weavers
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The leadsman stands on his little grating and swings the lead so it just clears the water.
A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" / From the Diary of Number Five of ...
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He turned up the tail of the sentence and his harsh voice gave a little grating crack.
The Garden of Allah
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He detected it at last: a little grating, like a ventilator, immediately above him where he sat.
Fire-Tongue
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A little grating or lattice of very hard wood is formed, and raised one foot from the ground.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of Amer...
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He threw open a little grating.
A Columbus of Space
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ILikeChips objected to the jingoistic tone of the press conference: The whooping of the press conference was a little grating.
The Guardian
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But the key made a little grating noise as she turned it, and the two stood for a moment holding their breath.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 22...
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He only rang once, and then waited, posting himself immediately opposite a little grating let into the solid wood of the door.
The Velvet Glove
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The gaoler, on whose dirty face some measure of surprise was manifested, approached the little grating that overlooked the yard and peered out.
The Trampling of the Lilies
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