Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rasping

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: rasp-ing
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

adj

Pushing forward with great force.

verb

present participle and gerund of rasp

noun

A sound that rasps.

noun

The act of rasping as with a file.

Example Sentences

"He spoke in a rasping voice due to throat cancer."
"When the opponent has led off with a fine rasping drive, the noble, but somewhat treacherous, spirit of emulation rises in the breast of the rival, and he is tempted to 'press' –ever so little, but just a little too much in order to outdo his antagonist's effort."
"Myhill gets fingertips onto it and helps the rasping drive onto the bar and over or a corner."
"Celta then levelled following a crisp move between Daniel Wass, Guidetti and Orellana, the Chilean sending a rasping drive high beyond Casilla."
"Zeki Amdouni had a rasping long-range drive parried away by David Raya"

Inflected Forms

more rasping (comparative) most rasping (superlative) raspings (plural)

Derived Forms

raspingly raspingness

Phrases

rasping machine

Synonyms

grating gravelly raspy rough scratchy rasp

Questions

What does rasping mean?: raspy

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