rasping

rasp  (rsp)

v. rasped, rasp·ing, rasps

v.tr.

1. To file or scrape with a coarse file having sharp projections.

2. To utter in a grating voice.

3. To grate on (nerves or feelings).

v.intr.

1. To scrape harshly; grate.

2. To make a harsh grating sound.

n.

1. A coarse file with sharp, raised, pointed projections.

2. The act of filing with a rasp.

3. A harsh grating sound.

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[Middle English raspen, from Middle Dutch raspen and Old French rasper, of Germanic origin.]

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rasper n.

rasping·ly adv.

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rasping [ˈrɑːspɪŋ], raspy

adj

(esp of a noise) harsh or grating; rough

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rasping - uttering in an irritated tone rasp utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
Adj.	1.	rasping - unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice" grating, raspy, gravelly, scratchy, rough cacophonic, cacophonous - having an unpleasant sound; "as cacophonous as a henyard"- John McCarten

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rasping raspy

adjective harsh, rough, hoarse, gravelly, jarring, grating, creaking, husky, croaking, gruff, croaky Both men sang in a deep raspy tone.

Translations

rasping [ˈrɑːspɪŋ] ADJ [voice] → áspero; [noise] → chirriante

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rasping [ˈrɑːspɪŋ ˈræspɪŋ] adj [voice, cough] → rauque
rasping noise → bruit m rauque

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rasping

adj (= sound) → kratzend; voice → kratzig (inf), → krächzend; cough → keuchend; breath → rasselnd, keuchend

n (= sound) → Kratzen nt; (of voice) → Krächzen nt, → Gekrächze nt

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rasping [ˈrɑːspɪŋ] adj → stridulo/a, stridente

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rasping [ˈrɑːspɪŋ] adj → stridulo/a, stridente

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rasping

adj rasping [ˈraːspiŋ]

(of a sound, voice etc) harsh, rough and unpleasant. roggelend خَشِن، فَظ стържещ skřípavý skurrende; hæs krächzend εκνευριστικός, τραχύς áspero krigisev خشن kähisevä grinçant צוֹרֵם तीखा, खुरदरा और अप्रिय opor, hrapav érdes parau, serak urgandi, skerandi; hás stridulo 耳ざわりな 귀에 거슬리는 gergždžiantis, ausį rėžiantis griezīgs; ķērcošs serak krassend raspende, skurrende zgrzytliwy, chrapliwy áspero aspru резкий; скрипучий škrípavý raskav škripav skrovlig, sträv, hes ส่งเสียงดังระคายหู gıcırtılı, tırmalayıcı 銼磨聲般刺耳的 скрегочучий ناخوش گوار یا بھدی آواز chua ngoa; gay gắt 粗声粗气的