rasping
rasping Lexical Profile
rasping Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Harsh, grating, and rough in sound (especially of a voice, breath, or mechanical noise).
"The patient spoke in a low, rasping whisper after a week of severe bronchitis."
Adapted for or having the rough, abrasive effect of scraping or filing.
"Snails use a specialized rasping tongue called a radula to scrape algae off rocks."
• noun
A harsh, grating sound or the act of scraping with a rough instrument.
"The continuous rasping of the metal file echoed through the quiet workshop."
Small particles or shavings scraped off a material by a rasp or file (usually used in the plural).
"The carpenter brushed the fine wood raspings off the workbench before applying the varnish."
• Rhymes for rasping
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the verb 'rasp', which entered Middle English from Old French 'rasper' (to scrape or grate), of Germanic origin.
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