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词汇 rasping
释义 rasping
adjective
uk /ˈrɑː.spɪŋ/ us /ˈræs.pɪŋ/
A rasping sound or a rasping voice is unpleasantly rough:
rasping coughThe man had a rasping cough that left him gasping for breath.
rasping voiceWith his rasping voice, the singer is considered to be one of the most influential artists of all time.
My phone rang, and I heard my mother's voice, hoarse and rasping.
I could hear her rasping breath as I walked up the narrow stairs to see her.
The strange rasping noise made her want to cover her ears.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Describing qualities of the human voice
adenoidal
aloud
be dripping with somethingidiom
boomy
bray
breathy
brittle
chocolatey
fruity
multi-voiced
nasality
nasally
pitchy
purringly
soft-spoken
stentorian
strangulated
toned
toneless
wispily

Synonym


raspy

Related word


rasp

Examples of rasping


rasping
They have the ability to bore through the shells of other molluscs with a rasping technique, which eventually enables them to eat the animal inside.
His voice is loud, forced, and unpleasantly rasping, at times he gasps out individual words loudly.
It is a soft rock, probably consolidated volcanic ash, said to be extracted from a cave in a ravine by means of rasping.
Indeed, anything above the rasping of teeth or the most basic requirements should be carried out only by fully qualified veterinary surgeons.
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The tone of his speech throughout was rather rasping.
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I do not know the name of his constituency, but he has a rasping voice.
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I have tried coughing and rasping.
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He spoke about my rasping methods.
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The novel describes her breath as loud, rasping, rheumy, and having a dank stench.
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The species also makes rasping shorter calls and whistles when in flocks and in flight.
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His once-sweet soul scream had deepened to a rasping growl, giving his latter albums a whole new feel.
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Other calls include rasping croaks, when alarmed, and hisses.
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Cockatoos have a large bill, which is kept sharp by rasping the two mandibles together when resting.
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He has a rasping voice, an indefinable accent, and a face like an inverted whiteface clown's make up.
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Carving, rasping, and gouging with hand-tools can create textures or contouring.
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