Grating and Lyrical

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Grating adjective - Harsh and dry in sound.

Usage example: with a grating voice, she croaked a feeble “hello”

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Lyrical is an antonym for grating.

Nearby Words: grate, grated, gratingly, grater

Lyrical adjective - Having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music.

Usage example: the lyrical cadences of voice-over narration give the film a very poignant quality

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Grating is an antonym for lyrical.

Nearby Words: lyric, lyrist, lyricism, lyricist, lyrically

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