*x'exex'AY-xaysound word - grating soundunspec. comp. form ofx'eFree Variant*'exe'AY-xayCompare*x'axesound word - make the sound heard when one cuts through metal or bonemake a single grating sound, as a rat does by biting against any piece of wood or thin metalmake a grating sound, as when rats gnaw some thin metallic substancemake a scratching noise, as a dog that wishes to have a door opened