risp
/ɹɪsp/
risp verb: to rub together, to rasp or grate.
Verb
risp (third-person singular simple present risps, present participle risping, simple past and past participle risped)
Noun
risp (plural risps)
- A rubbing or grating together.
- [T]hat Greek waste silent but for the risp of the tettix and the wash of listless wind through the spare grass.1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!: Six Stories, New York, N.Y.: Scribner, →ISBN
risp meaning in Urdu
risp in Urdu
- موٹی ریتی, کدوکشی کرنا
Forms of risp
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | risps |
| present participle | risping |
| past participle | risped |
| past | risped |
| alternative form | resp |
| Noun | |
| plural | risps |
Origin of risp
From Middle English rispen, from Old Norse rispa (“scratch”), from Proto-Germanic *ripsōną (“to rend; rip; tear open”), from Proto-Indo-European *reyb- (“to tear; snatch; pluck; reap”). Compare also Old Norse rifsa (“to plunder; reave”).
Words that rhyme with risp
Questions about risp
- What does risp mean?
- Risp means to rub together, to rasp or grate.
- What is risp in Urdu?
- Risp in Urdu is موٹی ریتی, کدوکشی کرنا. See Risp meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is risp?
- Risp can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce risp?
- Risp is pronounced /ɹɪsp/.
- What is the past tense of risp?
- The past tense of risp is risped.
Words near risp in the dictionary
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