grating

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But it was another sound that turned my blood to water: the strangling, grating rasp of Mary’s breathing.

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When I told Ma I was closing the shop to go see Mrs. Kuen, she paused in the middle of grating a potato to study me.

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He laughs—a harsh, grating sound that tears up my insides.

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The noise is less grating in the kitchen, so I take a moment to press my forehead against the cool refrigerator door.

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It was shrill, grating like broken nails on glass.

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