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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rasp•ing (ras′ping, rä′sping),USA pronunciation adj. - harsh;
grating:a rasping voice.
n. - Buildinga minute piece removed by rasping:raspings of sawed wood.
- raspings, dry bread crumbs.
- rasp + -ing2, -ing1 1650–60
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ˈrasping /ˈrɑːspɪŋ/, raspy /ˈrɑːspɪ/ adj - (esp of a noise) harsh or grating; rough
rasp /ræsp/USA pronunciation v. - to scrape or grate with or as if with a rough instrument: [~ + object]You can feel the kitten's rough little tongue rasping your hand.[no object]rasping on your hand.
- to irritate:[~ (+ on) + object]The sound rasped (on) his nerves.
- to say with a grating sound: [~ (+ out) + object]to rasp (out) an order.[~ + object (+ out)]She rasped an order (out) to her secretary.
n. [countable] - an act of rasping.
- a rasping sound.
- Buildinga coarse file having separate cone-shaped teeth.
rasp•ing, rasp•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rasp (rasp, räsp),USA pronunciation v.t. - to scrape or abrade with a rough instrument.
- to scrape or rub roughly:The glacier rasped the valley floor.
- to grate upon or irritate:The sound rasped his nerves.
- to utter with a grating sound:to rasp out an answer.
v.i. - to scrape or grate.
- to make a grating sound.
n. - an act of rasping.
- a rasping sound.
- Buildinga coarse file, used mainly on wood, having separate conical teeth.
- (in an insect) a roughened surface used in stridulation.
- Gmc; see rape3
- Old French rasper to scrape, grate
- Middle English raspen 1200–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rasp /rɑːsp/ n - a harsh grating noise
- a coarse file with rows of raised teeth
vb - (transitive) to scrape or rub (something) roughly, esp with a rasp; abrade
- to utter with or make a harsh grating noise
- to irritate (one's nerves or senses); grate (upon)
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French raspe, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German raspōn to scrapeˈrasper n |