Tom had a raspy cough, the result of years of heavy smoking.
Source: tatoeba (2965603)
Raspy
/ˈɹæsp.i/
Synonyms for "raspy" (36 found)
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4 entriesdescriptive adjectivesound quality descriptortactile adjectivetexture descriptor
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8 entriescoarse texturegravelly voicegritty texturehoarse voicehusky voicerasped speechrough surfacescratchy texture
Collocations
5 entriesraspy coughraspy throatraspy toneraspy voiceraspy whisper
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
4 entriessimilar
2 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Your voice is raspy. Why?
Source: tatoeba (6477355)
Tom has a raspy voice.
Source: tatoeba (8769991)
His voice is a bit raspy.
Source: tatoeba (9189286)
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