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1. Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
   "a rasping voice";
   - grating, gravelly, raspy, rough, scratchy

1. Uttering in an irritated tone
   - rasp

1. Scrape with a rasp
    
2. Utter in a grating voice

Derived forms: raspings

See also: cacophonic, cacophonous

Type of: abrade, abrase, corrade, mouth, rub down, rub off, speak, talk, utter, utterance, verbalise [Brit], verbalize, vocalization

Encyclopedia: Rasp