| sour(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough) | |
| squawky(adjective, harsh, sounds) | |
| squeaky(adjective, shrill) | |
| acute(adjective, pain, shrill) | |
| andiron | |
| atonal | |
| boisterous(adjective, rough, harsh, wild, dirty) | |
| displeasing(verb, displeasing) | |
| filigree(noun, crossing) | |
| flat(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough) | |
| galling | |
| grill(noun, mesh, trellis) | |
| harassing(verb, adjective, aggravating, chafing) | |
| infuriating(verb, adjective, aggravating) | |
| mesh(noun, crossing) | |
| netting(noun, crossing) | |
| out of pitch(expression, idiom) | |
| out of tune(expression, idiom, discordant, raucous, unharmonious) | |
| plexus(noun, crossing) | |
| rankling(verb, adjective, aggravating) |
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