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单词 rasp
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rasp

So, back to the call centre, where a voice as rasping as a chainsaw told me that they had no knowledge of any previous demands.

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rasp

British English: rasp VERB
If someone rasps, their voice or breathing is harsh and unpleasant to listen to.
'Where've you put it?' he rasped.
  • American English: rasp
  • Brazilian Portuguese: falar em voz áspera
  • Chinese: 发出刺耳声说话声音
  • European Spanish: decir con voz áspera
  • French: dire d'une voix rauque
  • German: krächzen
  • Italian: gracchiare
  • Japanese: 耳障りな声で言う
  • Korean: 쉰 소리로 말하다
  • European Portuguese: falar em voz áspera
  • Latin American Spanish: decir con voz áspera

(verb) 
Definition
to say or speak in a grating voice
`Where've you put it?' he rasped.
Synonyms
say hoarsely
croak
Daniel managed to croak, `Help me.'
squawk
(verb) 
Definition
to scrape or rub (something) roughly
The blade rasped over his skin.
Synonyms
scrape
The only sound is that of knives and forks scraping against china.
grind
If you grind your teeth at night, see your dentist.
file
shaping and filing nails
sand
Sand the surface softly and carefully.
rub
Smear cream on to prevent it from rubbing.
scour
He decided to scour the sink.
excoriate
abrade
The rough rock had abraded her skin.
(verb) 
Definition
to irritate (one's nerves)
Synonyms
irritate
Their attitude irritates me.
jar (upon)
grate (upon)
irk
The rehearsal process irked him increasingly.
set your teeth on edge
rub (someone) up the wrong way
wear upon
(noun) 
He was still laughing when he heard the rasp of her voice.
Synonyms
hoarse sound
croak
squawk
(noun) 
Definition
a harsh grating noise
the rasp of something being drawn across the sand
Synonyms
grating
grinding
scratch
I pointed to a number of scratches on the tile floor.
scrape

Additional synonyms

in the sense of abrade
The rough rock had abraded her skin.
Synonyms
scrape,
grind,
skin,
file,
scratch,
erode,
graze,
erase,
scour,
wear off,
rub off,
wear down,
scuff,
wear away,
scrape away,
scrape out
in the sense of croak
Definition
to utter or speak with a croak
Daniel managed to croak, `Help me.'
Synonyms
rasp,
gasp,
grunt,
wheeze,
utter or speak harshly,
utter or speak huskily,
utter or speak throatily
in the sense of excoriate
Definition
to strip skin from a person or animal
Synonyms
skin,
strip,
scratch,
peel,
scrape,
gall,
flay,
scarify,
abrade

Nearby words of
rasp

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

Synonyms of 'rasp'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of file
Definition
to shape or smooth (a surface) with a file
shaping and filing nails
Synonyms
smooth,
shape,
polish,
rub,
refine,
scrape,
rasp,
burnish,
rub down,
abrade
in the sense of grind
Definition
(of two objects) to scrape together with a harsh rasping sound
If you grind your teeth at night, see your dentist.
Synonyms
grate,
scrape,
grit,
gnash
in the sense of irk
Definition
to irritate or vex
The rehearsal process irked him increasingly.
Synonyms
irritate,
annoy,
aggravate (informal),
provoke,
bug (informal),
put out (informal),
gall,
ruffle,
nettle,
vex,
rile,
peeve (informal),
get on your nerves (informal),
nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang),
miff (informal),
be on your back (slang),
piss you off (taboo, slang),
get in your hair (informal),
rub you up the wrong way (informal),
put your nose out of joint (informal),
get your back up,
put your back up,
hack you off (informal)
in the sense of rub
Definition
to chafe or fray through rubbing
Smear cream on to prevent it from rubbing.
Synonyms
chafe,
scrape,
grate,
abrade,
fray
in the sense of sand
Definition
to smooth or polish the surface of (something) with sandpaper or a sander
Sand the surface softly and carefully.
Synonyms
smooth,
file,
scrape,
scour,
wear down,
grind down,
wear away,
abrade
in the sense of scour
Definition
to clean or polish (a surface) by rubbing with something rough
He decided to scour the sink.
Synonyms
scrub,
clean,
polish,
rub,
cleanse,
buff,
burnish,
whiten,
furbish (formal),
abrade
in the sense of scratch
Definition
a mark made by scratching
I pointed to a number of scratches on the tile floor.
Synonyms
mark,
scrape,
graze,
blemish,
gash,
laceration,
claw mark
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