gratingly
/ˈɡreɪtɪŋli/
adverb
- In a way that is irritating, annoying, or unpleasant.
- He gratingly repeated the same joke over and over.
- She gratingly interrupted every conversation with her opinions.
- The music played gratingly loud through the thin walls.
- With a harsh, scraping sound.
- The old door swung gratingly on its rusty hinges.
- The chalk moved gratingly across the blackboard.
- The metal chair legs scraped gratingly against the tile floor.
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