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rasping

rasping adjective: raspy. Also the present participle and gerund of rasp.

Adjective

rasping (comparative more rasping, superlative most rasping)

  1. raspy
    • He spoke in a rasping voice due to throat cancer.
  2. exasperating
  3. Pushing forward with great force.
    • 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.1890, Horace Gordon Hutchinson, Golf, page 249
    • Myhill gets fingertips onto it and helps the rasping drive onto the bar and over or a corner.2009, Ian Waterson, Live Through the Dream, page 7777

Noun

rasping (plural raspings)

  1. A sound that rasps.
  2. The act of rasping as with a file.

Also used as

rasping is also the present participle and gerund of rasp.

Examples of rasping in a sentence

  • Celta then levelled following a crisp move between Daniel Wass, Guidetti and Orellana, the Chilean sending a rasping drive high beyond Casilla.2016 August 28, “Toni Kroos missile helps Real Madrid down impressive Celta”, in Stuff:
  • Zeki Amdouni had a rasping long-range drive parried away by David Raya2023 November 11, Matthew Howarth, “Arsenal 3-1 Burnley”, in BBC Sport:

Forms of rasping

Adjective
comparativemore rasping
superlativemost rasping
Noun
pluralraspings

Words formed from rasping

Phrases with rasping

Questions about rasping

What does rasping mean?
Rasping means raspy.
How do you use rasping in a sentence?
Celta then levelled following a crisp move between Daniel Wass, Guidetti and Orellana, the Chilean sending a rasping drive high beyond Casilla.
What part of speech is rasping?
Rasping can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near rasping in the dictionary

  1. raspices
  2. raspier
  3. raspiest
  4. raspily
  5. raspiness
  6. rasping
  7. rasping machine
  8. rasping machines
  9. raspingly
  10. raspingness
  11. raspings

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