(grad-ing) 2 syllables

Definition

verb. 1 changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface; 2 assign a rank or rating to;
noun. position in a scale of rank or quality or order

Example Sentence

A road crew is grading the land in back of our house to put in a road.

Synonyms

leveling; smoothing; rate; rank; mark

Antonyms

roughing; not ranked; no rating

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Rhymes

  • aiding
  • blading
  • braiding
  • fading
  • grading
  • kading
  • lading
  • nading
  • raiding
  • shading
  • trading
  • wading

  • blockading
  • cascading
  • crusading
  • degrading
  • evading
  • invading
  • parading
  • persuading
  • pervading
  • upgrading

  • masquerading
  • serenading