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BNC: 17032 COCA: 19721

rasp

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 rasp /ˈræsp/ Brit /ˈrɑːsp/ verb
rasps; rasped; rasping
1 rasp
/ˈræsp/ Brit /ˈrɑːsp/
verb
rasps; rasped; rasping
Learner's definition of RASP
[+ object] : to speak in a way that sounds rough or harsh粗暴地说;厉声说
[no object] : to make a rough, harsh sound发出刺耳的声音;发出刮擦声
[+ object] : to rub (something) with a rough object or substance锉;刮

— rasping

adjective
2 rasp /ˈræsp/ Brit /ˈrɑːsp/ noun
plural rasps
2 rasp
/ˈræsp/ Brit /ˈrɑːsp/
noun
plural rasps
Learner's definition of RASP
[count] : a metal tool that has sharp points and that is used to make rough surfaces smooth锉刀
[singular] : a rough, harsh sound刺耳的声音;刮擦声often + of
BNC: 17032 COCA: 19721

rasp

1 of 2

verb

rasped; rasping; rasps

transitive verb

1
: to rub with something rough
specifically : to abrade with a rasp
2
: to grate upon : irritate
3
: to utter in a raspy tone

intransitive verb

1
: scrape
2
: to produce a grating sound
rasper noun
raspingly adverb

rasp

2 of 2

noun

1
: a coarse file with cutting points instead of lines
2
: something used for rasping
3
a
: an act of rasping
b
: a rasping sound, sensation, or effect

Example Sentences

Verb “Let go of my arm,” she rasped. The metal boxes rasped as they were dragged across the floor. Noun the rusted lock opened with a rasp
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
City did take their foot off the pedal a little, but Fernandinho still tested Pickford with a rasping drive in the 57th minute, which took a deflection off Calvert-Lewin. SI.com, 31 Mar. 2018 The plummeting temperatures give rise to high-altitude clouds suffused with the CFCs still swirling in Earth’s atmosphere, which then rasp away at the nearby ozone. Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2020 With rasping percussion early on — four washboards! — dissonances rise through the winds. Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 10 Jan. 2020 While studying the ghost crabs, researchers noticed that when they were involved in agonistic interactions, the crustaceans made the aggressive rasping noises even with their claws outstretched. Amy Woodyatt And Allen Kim, CNN, 12 Sep. 2019 Sometimes a bleaty quality crept in, sometimes a dry high note was rasped or snarled, sometimes an ornament emerged with the bite of a buzz saw. Anne Midgette, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2019 Ghost crabs owe their rasping stomach growls to a mechanism known as the gastric mill. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 12 Sep. 2019 The beach-dwelling crustacean can create loud rasping sounds, not only with its claws, but also with its guts, new research reveals. David Shultz, Science | AAAS, 10 Sep. 2019 Handanovic was called upon again moments later to keep out Emanuele Giaccherini's rasping effort from the right hand side of the box, as Chievo sought the opening goal that perhaps their positive play had warranted. SI.com, 22 Apr. 2018
Noun
However, Kezia has got that natural rasp that soul singers possess, combined with technical prowess. Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al, 22 Feb. 2022 Yanya has a singular voice—a disarming rasp that turns every note into a smoldering ember—and her restless pop-rock songs circle her feelings of emptiness and inadequacy. Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2022 Pat McAfee, his high-tempo howl reduced to a breathy rasp, was running out of energy. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2022 Punchmade Dev, from Lexington, Ky., delivers these lines over a rudimentary beat in a breathless rasp, the voice of a man who is trying to convey crucial information as quickly as possible. New York Times, 14 Mar. 2022 The juice of the grapes is macerated with the skins, which provide a tinge of color and a mild rasp of tannin. New York Times, 13 Jan. 2022 Caywood, a native Californian who sang in a sassy rasp reminiscent of Joplin’s, didn’t know the full story. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2022 His voice is a booming rasp that grants gravity to each word while still sounding like a crisp wind is cutting through the syllables. Spin Staff, SPIN, 26 Jan. 2022 Mostly a stage actor who’s best known for her incredible physicality, Hunter communicates the witches’ otherworldliness by gnarling her limbs in strange directions and delivering her lines in a frightening rasp. David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French *rasper, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German raspōn to scrape together

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

circa 1512, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of rasp was in the 14th century
BNC: 17032 COCA: 19721

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