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单词 rasps
释义

rasp

1 of 2

verb

ˈrasp How to pronounce rasp (audio)
rasped; rasping; rasps

transitive verb

1
: to rub with something rough
specifically : to abrade with a rasp
2
: to grate upon : irritate
3
: to utter in a raspy tone

intransitive verb

1
: scrape
2
: to produce a grating sound
rasper noun
raspingly
ˈra-spiŋ-lē How to pronounce rasp (audio)
adverb

rasp

2 of 2

noun

1
: a coarse file with cutting points instead of lines
2
: something used for rasping
3
a
: an act of rasping
b
: a rasping sound, sensation, or effect

Synonyms

Verb

  • buff
  • file
  • grind
  • hone
  • rub
  • sand

Noun

  • creak
  • grind
  • jar
  • scrape
  • scratch
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Verb “Let go of my arm,” she rasped. The metal boxes rasped as they were dragged across the floor. Noun the rusted lock opened with a rasp
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
City did take their foot off the pedal a little, but Fernandinho still tested Pickford with a rasping drive in the 57th minute, which took a deflection off Calvert-Lewin. SI.com, 31 Mar. 2018 The plummeting temperatures give rise to high-altitude clouds suffused with the CFCs still swirling in Earth’s atmosphere, which then rasp away at the nearby ozone. Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2020 With rasping percussion early on — four washboards! — dissonances rise through the winds. Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 10 Jan. 2020 While studying the ghost crabs, researchers noticed that when they were involved in agonistic interactions, the crustaceans made the aggressive rasping noises even with their claws outstretched. Amy Woodyatt And Allen Kim, CNN, 12 Sep. 2019 Sometimes a bleaty quality crept in, sometimes a dry high note was rasped or snarled, sometimes an ornament emerged with the bite of a buzz saw. Anne Midgette, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2019 Ghost crabs owe their rasping stomach growls to a mechanism known as the gastric mill. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 12 Sep. 2019 The beach-dwelling crustacean can create loud rasping sounds, not only with its claws, but also with its guts, new research reveals. David Shultz, Science | AAAS, 10 Sep. 2019 Handanovic was called upon again moments later to keep out Emanuele Giaccherini's rasping effort from the right hand side of the box, as Chievo sought the opening goal that perhaps their positive play had warranted. SI.com, 22 Apr. 2018
Noun
However, Kezia has got that natural rasp that soul singers possess, combined with technical prowess. Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al, 22 Feb. 2022 Yanya has a singular voice—a disarming rasp that turns every note into a smoldering ember—and her restless pop-rock songs circle her feelings of emptiness and inadequacy. Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2022 Pat McAfee, his high-tempo howl reduced to a breathy rasp, was running out of energy. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2022 Punchmade Dev, from Lexington, Ky., delivers these lines over a rudimentary beat in a breathless rasp, the voice of a man who is trying to convey crucial information as quickly as possible. New York Times, 14 Mar. 2022 The juice of the grapes is macerated with the skins, which provide a tinge of color and a mild rasp of tannin. New York Times, 13 Jan. 2022 Caywood, a native Californian who sang in a sassy rasp reminiscent of Joplin’s, didn’t know the full story. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2022 His voice is a booming rasp that grants gravity to each word while still sounding like a crisp wind is cutting through the syllables. Spin Staff, SPIN, 26 Jan. 2022 Mostly a stage actor who’s best known for her incredible physicality, Hunter communicates the witches’ otherworldliness by gnarling her limbs in strange directions and delivering her lines in a frightening rasp. David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French *rasper, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German raspōn to scrape together

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

circa 1512, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

rasp 1 of 2

verb

ˈrasp How to pronounce rasp (audio)
rasped; rasping
1
: to say with or make a harsh sound
"Who was it?" I rasped, holding my breath. Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
2
: to rub with or as if with a rough object or substance
I rasped off the rough edges.

rasp

2 of 2

noun

1
: a harsh sound or sensation
2
: a coarse file used for shaping or smoothing

rasps 1 of 2

noun

plural of rasp
as in scratches
a harsh grating sound the rusted lock opened with a rasp

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • scratches
  • scrapes
  • creaks
  • grinds
  • clashes
  • screeches
  • jars
  • croaks
  • gargles
  • clangs
  • jangles
  • clanks
  • blasts
  • scuffs
  • brays
  • bleats
  • clangors

rasps

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of rasp
1
as in files
to make smooth by friction after sawing the board in half, rasp the ends to remove any splinters

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • files
  • rubs
  • grinds
  • polishes
  • sands
  • sharpens
  • scrapes
  • hones
  • buffs
  • smooths
  • planes
  • sandblasts
  • smoothes
  • strops
  • regrinds
  • scours
  • burnishes
  • edges
  • glosses
  • shines
  • dresses
  • whets

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • roughens
  • coarsens
  • scuffs
  • roughs (up)
2
as in grates
to pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface the sound of fingernails rasping on the blackboard makes me cringe

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • scratches
  • grates
  • scrapes
  • groans
  • grinds
  • rubs
  • whines

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • slides
  • glides
  • skates
3
as in annoys
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts the two siblings seemed intent on rasping each other for the entire car trip

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • annoys
  • bugs
  • grates
  • irritates
  • bothers
  • persecutes
  • gets
  • nettles
  • eats
  • gripes
  • ruffles
  • frosts
  • spites
  • itches
  • aggravates
  • worries
  • peeves
  • wears on
  • teases
  • insults
  • riles
  • narks
  • exasperates
  • galls
  • chafes
  • infuriates
  • irks
  • gets to
  • burns (up)
  • piques
  • angers
  • puts out
  • provokes
  • plagues
  • nags
  • sets one's teeth on edge
  • vexes
  • harries
  • gets on one's nerves
  • sticks in one's craw
  • heckles
  • upsets
  • hacks (off)
  • badgers
  • harasses
  • devils
  • rubs the wrong way
  • disquiets
  • gets one's goat
  • rouses
  • baits
  • offends
  • frets
  • outrages
  • exercises
  • enrages
  • distresses
  • hassles
  • maddens
  • discomforts
  • incenses
  • agitates
  • unsettles
  • roils
  • enflames
  • unhinges
  • inflames
  • affronts
  • discomposes
  • antagonizes
  • bullyrags
  • pesters
  • ballyrags
  • rankles
  • freaks (out)
  • undoes
  • miffs
  • perturbs
  • hagrides

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • delights
  • obliges
  • cheers
  • mollifies
  • pleases
  • contents
  • gratifies
  • conciliates
  • pacifies
  • placates
  • satisfies
  • soothes
  • propitiates
  • assures
  • quiets
  • reassures
  • appeases
  • gladdens
  • comforts
  • consoles
  • solaces
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4
as in erodes
to damage or diminish by continued friction during the last ice age, glaciers rasped the surface, leaving the deeply scarred rock

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • erodes
  • wears
  • frays
  • rubs
  • files
  • sandpapers
  • shaves
  • bites
  • scrapes
  • frets
  • sharpens
  • abrades
  • reduces
  • galls
  • eats
  • grates
  • chafes
  • gnaws
  • chews
  • sandblasts
  • erases
  • corrades
  • frazzles
  • nibbles
  • scours
  • grazes
  • scuffs
  • grinds
  • wears out
  • decomposes
  • disintegrates
  • corrodes
  • rubs out
  • dissolves
  • hones
  • wipes (away)
  • whets
  • breaks down
  • breaks up
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