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rasping in British English

(ˈrɑːspɪŋ) or raspy (ˈrɑːspɪ)
adjective
(esp of a noise) harsh or grating; rough

Examples of 'rasping' in a sentence
rasping

The birds are thought to make rasping noises when they are coming down with a lung infection.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The sound of the audience and his rasping voice would make me feel less lonely.
The Sun (2011)
Old Ben's voice was rasping and slow.
Len Deighton Bomber
The result is that he tires easily, hardly surprising for his age, and speaks with a rasping voice.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)

Synonyms of 'rasping'

harsh, rough, hoarse, gravelly
More Synonyms of rasping
(adjective) 
Both men sang in a deep raspy tone.
Synonyms
harsh
He gave a loud, harsh laugh.
rough
‘Wait!’a rough voice commanded.
hoarse
Nick's voice was hoarse with screaming.
gravelly
There was a triumphant note in his gravelly voice.
jarring
a jarring, nasal voice
grating
I can't stand that grating voice of his.
creaking
husky
His voice was husky with grief.
croaking
gruff
I was expecting to hear the chief executive's gruff voice.
croaky
Seehoarse

Nearby words of
rasping

  • rash
  • rashness
  • rasp
  • rasping
  • rat
  • rat on someone
  • rat on something

Related terms of
rasping

  • rasp

Synonyms of 'rasping'

rasping

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of hoarse
Definition
(of a voice) rough and unclear through illness or too much shouting
Nick's voice was hoarse with screaming.
Synonyms
rough,
harsh,
husky,
grating,
growling,
raucous,
rasping,
gruff,
throaty,
gravelly,
guttural,
croaky
in the sense of husky
Definition
(of a voice) slightly hoarse
His voice was husky with grief.
Synonyms
hoarse,
rough,
harsh,
raucous,
rasping,
croaking,
gruff,
throaty,
guttural,
croaky
in the sense of jarring
a jarring, nasal voice
Synonyms
grating,
grinding,
offensive,
harsh,
annoying,
irritating,
unpleasant,
scraping,
raucous,
strident,
squeaky,
rasping,
discordant,
displeasing,
disagreeable,
irksome,
vexatious
in the sense of rough
Definition
unfair
‘Wait!’a rough voice commanded.
Synonyms
grating,
harsh,
jarring,
raucous,
rasping,
husky,
discordant,
gruff,
cacophonous,
unmusical,
inharmonious
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