The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RASP which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2021.
Grating sound crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RASP | 90 % | 4 |
| CREAK | 8 % | 5 |
| SQUEAK | 3 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Grating sound
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- screech
- squeal
- squeak
- squeaky
- squealing
- yelp
- scree
- screeching
- piping
- treble
- feedback
- shrill
Crossword Answer definitions
RASP noun- A coarse file, on which the cutting prominences are distinct points raised by the oblique stroke of a sharp punch, instead of lines raised by a chisel, as on the true file.
- The sound made by this tool when used, or any similar sound.
- To use a rasp.
- To make a noise similar to the one a rasp makes in use; to utter rasps.
- To work something with a rasp.
- To grate harshly upon; to offend by coarse or rough treatment or language.
- The raspberry.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result RASP
- Coarse file
- File
- Grating sound
- Harsh sound
- Grate
- Not sound smooth
- Sound like Demi Moore or Marlene Dietrich
- Croak
- Farrier's tool
- Croaking voice
More clues leading to the result CREAK
- Haunted house noise
- Haunted house sound
- Old bones may do it
- Floorboard noise
- Old house sound
- Proceed slowly
- Need lubricating, maybe
- Sound in a haunted house
- Old floorboards sound
- Unwelcome sound for a burglar