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rasping

noun

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L326368 on Wikidata ↗

adjective

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L339735 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

adj

  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.

    Myhill gets fingertips onto it and helps the rasping drive onto the bar and over or a corner.

noun

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

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of rasp