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Rasp Rough Unpleasant Sth Verb  Word Origin Sound

Front rasp
Back rasp
noun, verb
BrE /rɑːsp/
NAmE /ræsp/
noun
 word origin
1 [singular] a rough unpleasant sound

There was a rasp of impatience in his voice.
2 [countable] a metal tool with a long blade covered with rows of sharp points, used for making rough surfaces smooth
verb
 verb forms
 word origin
 example bank
1 [transitive, intransitive] to say sth in a rough unpleasant voice
croak
+ speech ‘Where have you been?’ she rasped.
~ (sth) (out) He rasped out some instructions.
2 [intransitive] to make a rough unpleasant sound
grate
a rasping cough/voice
3 [transitive] ~ sth to rub a surface with a rasp or with sth rough that works or feels like a rasp

The wind rasped his face.

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