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rasp
[ rasp, rahsp ]
verb (used with object)
- to scrape or abrade with a rough instrument.
- to scrape or rub roughly:
The glacier rasped the valley floor.
- to grate upon or irritate:
The sound rasped his nerves.
- to utter with a grating sound:
to rasp out an answer.
verb (used without object)
- to scrape or grate.
- to make a grating sound.
noun
- an act of rasping.
- a rasping sound.
- a coarse file, used mainly on wood, having separate conical teeth.
- (in an insect) a roughened surface used in stridulation.
rasp
1/ ɑː /
noun
- a harsh grating noise
- a coarse file with rows of raised teeth
verb
- tr to scrape or rub (something) roughly, esp with a rasp; abrade
- to utter with or make a harsh grating noise
- to irritate (one's nerves or senses); grate (upon)
rasp
2/ ɑː /
noun
- an informal or Scot word for raspberry
Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
- ˈ辱, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- i adjective
- ܲ· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rasp1
Example Sentences
Murray is good, delivering threats in an East Coast rasp and maximizing the dispassion in his eyes.
On Saturday, however, all three of his goals came from open play – including a rasping long-range drive in the second half to complete his hat-trick.
Lefty Gunplay, a relentless MC from the atypical rap neighborhood of Baldwin Park, has perhaps the shortest cameo on the record — repeating a four-word outro on the smash hit “tv off” in his trademark rasp.
But in the gutsy rasp of his voice you can hear hard-won wisdom regarding more than that.
The new mix showcases the singer's strength as a vocalist - with a tell-tale rasp that catches on the song's message of friendship and solidarity.
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