rasp
verb/rɑːsp/
/ræsp/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they rasp | /rɑːsp/ /ræsp/ |
| he / she / it rasps | /rɑːsps/ /ræsps/ |
| past simple rasped | /rɑːspt/ /ræspt/ |
| past participle rasped | /rɑːspt/ /ræspt/ |
| -ing form rasping | /ˈrɑːspɪŋ/ /ˈræspɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to say something in a rough unpleasant voice synonym croak
- + speech ‘Where have you been?’ she rasped.
- rasp (something) (out) He rasped out some instructions.
- [intransitive] to make a rough unpleasant sound synonym grate
- a rasping cough/voice
- He struggled to the top of the hill, his breath rasping loudly.
- [transitive] rasp something to rub a surface with a rasp or with something rough that works or feels like a rasp
- The wind rasped his face.
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Old French rasper, perhaps of Germanic origin.
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