Rasp
//ɹæsp//
"Rasp" in a Sentence (11 examples)
Tom spoke with his usual rasp, but something was off.
Tom never used to speak with a rasp.
I noticed Tom was speaking with a rasp all of a sudden.
Why doesn't Tom speak with a rasp anymore?
the rasp of her perpetual cough
“No. I am going to feed you to the children,” rasped Burt, his laugh rattling around his throat, prising Dad’s fingers one by one off his apron.
to rasp wood to make it smooth
to rasp bones to powder
Some sounds rasp the ear.
His insults rasped my temper.
Set sorrel amongst rasps, and the rasps will be smaller.
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