grate

The theft made global headlines, and was nicknamed “the grate cheese robbery”.

The suspicion is that Gallant’s military superiority and respect from within the armed forces grated with his boss.

Democratic candidates tend to have a style voters find grating.

One specific example is using my grated weights or cast iron to get an even toast on bread.

But comedy is subjective: What one person may find a laugh riot, another may dismiss as grating attention-seeking.