Rasp
verb/noun
To make a harsh, rough noise.
The chainsaw rasped through the wood
Often appears as...
- rasp a reply
- rasp the air
noun
A kind of coarse file for producing a rough surface.
He used a rasp to smooth out the edges of the table
Often appears as...
- wooden rasp
- metal rasp
verb/noun
To make a harsh, rough noise.
The chainsaw rasped through the wood
Often appears as...
- rasp a reply
- rasp the air
noun
A kind of coarse file for producing a rough surface.
He used a rasp to smooth out the edges of the table
Often appears as...
- wooden rasp
- metal rasp
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Harsh Sound
Use 'rasp' to describe a sound that is unpleasantly harsh or grating to the ears.
His voice rasped as he called out in the cold night.
Pro Tip 2/3Expression of Discomfort
'Rasp' conveys a sense of discomfort or irritation when referring to someone's speech.
She could barely speak and could only rasp out a weak 'yes'.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
When used in social contexts, 'rasp' often implies negativity or annoyance.
He didn't shout but his reply came out as a harsh rasp.
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Safari Live - Day 162 PIPE...
towards for Taylor dam but he said it was quite quick so I don't know if he just made a brief appearance and then the monkeys couldn't see him anymore and but I'm pretty sure that were they were alarming at him and now Tyler's picked up on the rasping that
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Safari Live - Day 178 PIPE...
Lions give off and and leopards it's known as a raw very deep sound I mean lions give that beautiful roll and leopards give that rasping sound that's saw in sand that we actually got to hear yesterday with Taylor now the cheetah I don't believe have
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Safari Live - Day 174 PIPE...
ball just so that I could get up when when we close to an animal when we hear rasping from an from a lipid just to be able to get up and very quickly be able to see them that's what I would like to be able to do it wouldn't break my life
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Leap of Faith PIPE National...
constantly jumping crevices and zigzagging back and forth one misplaced eft and you're sliding right down on these crevasses kind of the first deep for rasp we've run into looks like it goes on a long ways here
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The tale of the boy who...
These villagers guided him to the dock, where an elderly ferryman awaited. As he paddled through the black water, the ferryman rasped a third how can I escape my interminable task?
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Sharks Feasting On A...
jaws and rasp at the flesh with two rows of horny teeth on either side of their sucker-like mouth next to arrive a sleeper shark a real deep-sea specialist
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The Blue Planet...
body that are attracted from miles around they lack jaws and rasp at the flesh with two rows of horny teeth on either side of their sucker-like mouths
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Hippo Spa PIPE National...
uses its wide rasping mouth to scour the hippos hi
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Hippo Spa PIPE National...
its wide rasping mouth to scour the hippos hi
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Hippo Spa PIPE National...
wide rasping mouth to scour the hippos high
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Safari Live - Day 162 PIPE...
towards for Taylor dam but he said it was quite quick so I don't know if he just made a brief appearance and then the monkeys couldn't see him anymore and but I'm pretty sure that were they were alarming at him and now Tyler's picked up on the rasping that
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 178 PIPE...
Lions give off and and leopards it's known as a raw very deep sound I mean lions give that beautiful roll and leopards give that rasping sound that's saw in sand that we actually got to hear yesterday with Taylor now the cheetah I don't believe have
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Safari Live - Day 174 PIPE...
ball just so that I could get up when when we close to an animal when we hear rasping from an from a lipid just to be able to get up and very quickly be able to see them that's what I would like to be able to do it wouldn't break my life
Video examples
Leap of Faith PIPE National...
constantly jumping crevices and zigzagging back and forth one misplaced eft and you're sliding right down on these crevasses kind of the first deep for rasp we've run into looks like it goes on a long ways here
Video examples
The tale of the boy who...
These villagers guided him to the dock, where an elderly ferryman awaited. As he paddled through the black water, the ferryman rasped a third how can I escape my interminable task?
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Sharks Feasting On A...
jaws and rasp at the flesh with two rows of horny teeth on either side of their sucker-like mouth next to arrive a sleeper shark a real deep-sea specialist
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The Blue Planet...
body that are attracted from miles around they lack jaws and rasp at the flesh with two rows of horny teeth on either side of their sucker-like mouths
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Hippo Spa PIPE National...
uses its wide rasping mouth to scour the hippos hi
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Hippo Spa PIPE National...
its wide rasping mouth to scour the hippos hi
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Hippo Spa PIPE National...
wide rasping mouth to scour the hippos high
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Quote examples
Jordyn Woods
American Model
I guess I'm very distinctive. I didn't realize how distinctive my voice is, the cadence of it, the slight rasp to it, how I walk, my little laugh that I do all the time.
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Nolan North
American Actor
Of all the games I've done, the only time I've ever lost my voice was on 'Call Of Duty 2,' playing a rasping Russian captain on the Stalingrad level.
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Jordyn Woods
American Model
I guess I'm very distinctive. I didn't realize how distinctive my voice is, the cadence of it, the slight rasp to it, how I walk, my little laugh that I do all the time.
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Nolan North
American Actor
Of all the games I've done, the only time I've ever lost my voice was on 'Call Of Duty 2,' playing a rasping Russian captain on the Stalingrad level.
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