rasp
noun
1. uttering in an irritated tone
Similar word(s): rasping
Definition categories: communication, utterance, vocalization
2. a coarse file with sharp pointed projections
Definition categories: man–made, file
Sentences with rasp as a noun:
- the rasp of her perpetual cough
verb
1. scrape with a rasp
Definition categories: contact, abrade, abrase, corrade
2. utter in a grating voice
Definition categories: communication, mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize
Sentences with rasp as a verb:
- to rasp wood to make it smooth; to rasp bones to powder
- Some sounds rasp the ear.
- His insults rasped my temper.