rasp - Definition from the COLOURS AND SOUNDS topic - COLOURS AND SOUNDS

Topic: COLOURS AND SOUNDS

Date:	1200-1300
Language:	Old French
Origin:	rasper

rasp
1 verb

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1 [intransitive and transitive]C to make a rough unpleasant sound:

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my father's rasping voice

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'Stop!' he rasped.

2 [transitive] to rub a surface with something rough

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