rasping
verb
- 1
To use a rasp.
- 2
To make a noise similar to the one a rasp makes in use; to utter rasps.
- 3
To work something with a rasp.
“to rasp wood to make it smooth; to rasp bones to powder”
- 4
To grate harshly upon; to offend by coarse or rough treatment or language.
“His insults rasped my temper.”
noun
- 1
A sound that rasps.
- 2
The act of rasping as with a file.
adjective
- 1
Raspy
“He spoke in a rasping voice due to throat cancer.”
- 2
Exasperating
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