roughen

Red whirls on this rabbit’s tongue are filiform papillae, which roughen the tongue and help move food around the mouth.

From New York Times ● May 21, 2024

The general idea is that ground surfaces roughen after the mass movement of rocks and soil, so that landslide deposits are the roughest right after the landslide occurs and become smoother over time.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2023

The goal is to roughen up the surface so the paint adheres to the old polyurethane coat.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 2, 2022

“If you’re going out, I would apply Conformist Hair Paste to roughen up the texture,” he says.

From Forbes ● Jun. 10, 2014

"I thought"—it was not quite easy to speak, for I was struggling with something which threatened to roughen my voice—"I thought you did not graduate till June?"

From Daisy by Susan Warner

Wells has a deep, oaky baritone that roughens to a grumble in its lower register.

From The New Yorker ● Feb. 4, 2019

You had better get on board now, before the sea roughens.

From The Billow and the Rock by E.J. Wheeler

The surface of the fluid is homogeneous, smooth, and destitute of that mixture of suspended sand and decomposed organic matter, which roughens and streaks the surface of less limpid rivers.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Alexander von Humboldt

Such difference there is in tongues that the same figure which roughens one, gives majesty to another; and that was it which Virgil studied in his verses.

From Discourses on Satire and on Epic Poetry by John Dryden

Struggling against the savageness of man and nature must have roughened our manners a little, just as working on the ground roughens one's hands.

From The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1 by Various

Auto-tune aside, fans will notice that Thorn's voice has deepened and roughened.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2023

“It wasn’t looked at being this roughened type of scenario. It was an offering with very strong comforts of home while you still were able to enjoy the outdoors with your family.”

From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2022

It was more like a shift in temperature or light, a texture inside of me that roughened.

From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2021

He sang his conversational lyrics in a voice roughened by a hard-luck life, particularly after throat cancer left him with a disfigured jaw.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 7, 2020

Around him soft bright moss curled up the yellow birches, lichens roughened the rocks, and crushed needles let go their piney scent.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

Though it may seem counterintuitive, roughening a ball’s surface delays the separation of the boundary layer and keeps a ball in turbulent flow longer.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 19, 2022

“When I close my eyes, I can still feel that moment,” said the other daughter, Samia, her voice roughening as her eyes filled with tears.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2022

Instead he interprets traditional Yolngu chants, raising and roughening his gentle voice while a Western orchestra plays churning, minimalist accompaniments around him.

From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2018

Wilmington’s Council had been closing shortfalls of 5 percent to 10 percent for several years, and the compounding effect was roughening the edges of a city that aggressively marketed its coastal quality of life.

From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2011

My throat began to ache and my voice dropped, roughening into a deep crackle, as if my vocal cords had turned to sandpaper.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover