raspingly
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8.2
- adverb
- /ˈræspɪŋli/
- The voice continued raspingly: "Attention!
Examples
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The old radio crackled raspingly, making it hard to hear the music.
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The teacher raspingly reprimanded the students for their constant chatter.
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She spoke raspingly after losing her voice to a cold.
Synonyms
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3.5
In a severe or unkind way that feels unpleasant
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1.0
In a loud, often unpleasant way
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4.9
In a rough, weak voice like someone with a sore throat
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7.9
In a loud, rough way that bothers other people
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7.8
In a harsh, irritating way that annoys people
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6.5
In a harsh, rude way that upsets people when speaking or acting
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5.8
In a deep, rough voice that sounds low and hoarse
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5.8
In a rough, harsh way that makes a scraping sound
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8.9
To make loud, harsh, and unpleasant sounds
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7.3
In a harsh, scraping way that sounds like metal rubbing together
In a way that makes a high, unpleasant sound like an old door or gate
Antonyms
How Harsh
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Raspingly comes from the simple word rasp, which means 'to scrape', like using a file or sandpaper, and you can see the same idea in raspy for a rough voice. So, a raspingly sound or tone is like scraping, rough and grating.