Rasp

/ɹæsp/

Synonyms for "rasp" (160 found)

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Closest matches (32)

ablate abrade abrase abrasive afflict agonize ail annoy bark belch bite blare blat bray burn burr buzz cackle caw chafe

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chirr clang clangor clank clash convulse craunch croak

Noun(4 words)

abrade annoy chafes creak

Strong matches (48)

Verb(2 words)

croaked grated

Noun(13 words)

croaking croaksdutch schrapenfile files gall gargle grate graters gratesgrating noisegrowls gruffness

crucify crump crunch cut distress emery erase erode exacerbate excruciate fester file fray frazzle fret gall getgive paingnawgnaw away

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grategrate ongrater grating gravel graze grind grinding gripe grit groan growl grumble

Related words (80)

harrow hurt inflameinflict painirk irritate jangle jarkill by incheslacerate martyr martyrize nettle nip pain pierce pinch polish prickprolong the agony

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provokeput to torturerack rankle raze rubrub awayrub offrub outrub the wrong wayscour scranch scrape scraping scratch scratching screech scrub scrunch scuffset on edgeskin snarl snore squawk squeal stab sting stridulation torment torture twang tweak twist vex wax wearwear awaywear onwound wring

Noun(13 words)

irritate nettle raspingrasping soundrough fileroughs scrape scraunch skreak squealing stridence throatinesswood file

Adjective(1 words)

quick scrape

Verb(5 words)

roughened scraped screeched stridulate wheezed

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More general

23 entries

abrade abrase corrade device file implement instrument irritation mouth noiserub downrub offscrape sound speak

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More specific

14 entries

clang creak file frustration grate grindmetal raspnervousnessround raspscrape scuff strain tensionwood rasp

Collocations

10 entries

coarse raspmetal rasprasp edgesrasp filerasp metalrasp surfacerasp woodrasping soundround raspwood rasp

Inflections

3 entries

rasped rasping rasps

Derivations

3 entries

raspily rasping raspy

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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Tom spoke with his usual rasp, but something was off.

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Tom never used to speak with a rasp.

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I noticed Tom was speaking with a rasp all of a sudden.

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Why doesn't Tom speak with a rasp anymore?

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