rasp

It’s a light mist, then a transparent tone; a crude rasp, then soft and broken or boldly ringing and round, and often many of the above within a single song.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

But dig deeper, and one will find that Tyler’s discography is brimming with hits that put her unmistakable rasp to thrilling use.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

As one of the standout tracks on her 2024 album, “Orquídeas,” Uchis’ airy vocals add a new layer of dimension to Pluma’s recognizable rasp in this unexpected, but not shockingly catchy earworm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024

The new mix showcases the singer's strength as a vocalist - with a tell-tale rasp that catches on the song's message of friendship and solidarity.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2024

The rasp of his father’s demands to do something with his life.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

Elordi’s voice rasps with a powerful interior dialogue that narrates the latter part of the 149-minute movie.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2025

“I need to talk to you,” Biden rasps, then battling COVID-19.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2025

In the video, released on Monday, a clearly distressed Muonagor, rasps in the Igbo language: "Igbo people, I greet you all."

From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2024

Vocally, the division of labor is pretty straightforward: Paak rasps through his verses with unrelenting wink-wink, then Mars soars through the refrains.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 15, 2021

“He breathes very rapidly, and the air rasps in his chest. He said, at first, that he could not get his breath.”

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien

Hospitalized and on oxygen, Linderman cut a grainy video in which he rasped out “this is how bad it is,” then admitted he had made a catastrophic error by not getting vaccinated.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2021

The visitors did not threaten until the 26th minute, when John McGinn ran on to a pass by Jack Grealish and rasped a shot wide from 10 yards under pressure from James Justin.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 18, 2020

Lil Wayne has rasped into life forever what Bryant was about.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 17, 2020

Jackson, perhaps unable to leave her character's acrimony at the stage door, foiled my attempts to understand how she made sense of A's changing relationship to B and C. "What relationship?" she rasped.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2018

“Wine,” she rasped, her voice like nails on a school board.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Yasin Ayari set Sweden on their way to a comprehensive win with a rasping shot from 25 yards that arrowed into the corner.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

The 22-year-old took the second opportunity, with a rasping passing shot forcing a deciding set.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025

On Saturday, however, all three of his goals came from open play – including a rasping long-range drive in the second half to complete his hat-trick.

From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2025

What endures is the rasping byplay, the soaring exasperation, the tango of opposing temperaments finding fleeting common ground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2024

She pulled the handle to the left, and with a deep rasping sound, the door slid away, into a slot in the wall.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau