Harsh and grating Crossword Clue

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Harsh and grating Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f’, `s’, `z’, or `th’ in both `thin’ and `then’)
2. unpleasantly loud and harsh

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

GRATING (adjective)
1. unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
GRATING (noun)
1. optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum
2. a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
HARSH (adjective)
1. unpleasantly stern
2. of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles

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