rasping

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adjective

raspy

“He spoke in a rasping voice due to throat cancer.”

UncommonScrabble 10

Meanings

adjectiverasping (comparative more rasping, superlative most rasping)

comparative more rasping · superlative most rasping

  1. raspy

    He spoke in a rasping voice due to throat cancer.

  2. hobbiesPushing forward with great force.

    Zeki Amdouni had a rasping long-range drive parried away by David Raya

    2023 November 11, Matthew Howarth, “Arsenal 3-1 Burnley”, in BBC Sport
    3 more examples

    When the opponent has led off with a fine rasping drive, the noble, but somewhat treacherous, spirit of emulation rises in the breast of the rival, and he is tempted to 'press' –ever so little, but just a little too much in order to outdo his antagonist's effort.

    1890, Horace Gordon Hutchinson, Golf, page 249

    Myhill gets fingertips onto it and helps the rasping drive onto the bar and over or a corner.

    2009, Ian Waterson, Live Through the Dream, page 7777

    Celta then levelled following a crisp move between Daniel Wass, Guidetti and Orellana, the Chilean sending a rasping drive high beyond Casilla.

    2016 August 28, “Toni Kroos missile helps Real Madrid down impressive Celta”, in Stuff
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of rasp
nounrasping (plural raspings)

plural raspings

  1. A sound that rasps.
  2. The act of rasping as with a file.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveunpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

nounuttering in an irritated tone

Similar

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian дрезгав
  • дрезгав (drezgav)raspy
Māori māngūngungu
  • māngūngunguraspy
Polish zgrzytliwy
  • zgrzytliwyraspy

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APA

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MLA

“rasping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rasping. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rasping,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rasping.

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