rasp
4
7.1
- noun
- /ræsp/
:
rasposidad
- Finally, his voice a sandpapery rasp, he said, "Who are you?"
- rasp in the voice
- hear the rasp
- a rasp of breathing
Examples
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When at last she spoke, the dry sandpaper rasp of her voice in the gloom was almost shocking.
Fiction book (1995) -
"The words came out as a rasp, as if her mouth was very dry.
Fiction book (2002) -
In this place, I hear the quiet rasp of things as they used to be.
Fiction book (1993) -
His voice was a thin rasp: "She could not have done this evil thing."
Fiction book (1990) -
You get that little, you know, rasp in your throat.
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Her voice had the rasp of two packs a day, and her breath was hundred proof.
Fiction book (1999) -
To one side, the serpent lay dying, its breathing an uneven rasp in the sudden silence.
Fiction book (1993) -
Only the happy warble of a mockingbird and the rasp of grasshoppers scraping their hind legs broke the silence.
Fiction book (1995) -
Her voice had a harsh, grating rasp that made it difficult to listen to her.
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As the old man spoke, his words came out with a dry, scratchy rasp that echoed in the quiet room.
Synonyms
2
7.4
A harsh, rough sound often made by someone's voice
1
4.8
A rough, weak voice from a sore or irritated throat
1
6.5
A low rough sound in the throat
A rough, harsh sound in a person's voice, often after a cold
Antonyms
Compounds
How Harsh
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rasp as a noun for a harsh, grating sound comes from that same scraping idea, so a 'rasp' is the rough noise you hear when a file cuts wood or when a voice is rough.