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rasping
adjective as in harsh in sound
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Example Sentences
She could barely hear over the rhythmic rasping of a knife being sharpened in long, aggressive sweeps.
It was but child's play for so strong a man as Mr. Steele to shake off so futile a grasp, and he did so with a rasping laugh.
You had perceived upon what measure of aggression, upon what rasping unkindnesses, the applause of your fellows was bestowed.
A low call came from a brooding curlew, a faint sigh from a plover, and the wild rasping cry of a lapwing greeted them overhead.
The twisted bar of iron stands out from the door and the ring is drawn up and down over a series of nicks, making a rasping noise.
Broken crystal littered the floor in shards and puddles of strange chemicals mingled smells to become a throat-rasping fog.
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On this page you'll find 39 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to rasping, such as: hoarse, raspy, gravelly, gruff, guttural, and harsh.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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