Grating and Melodic

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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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Melodic is an antonym for grating.

Nearby Words: grate, grated, gratingly, grater

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

Usage example: a sweetly melodic chant

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Grating is an antonym for melodic.

Nearby Words: melody, melodious, melodist, melodiously, Melodi

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