- present participle of rasp.
rasping
Americanadjective
noun
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a tiny piece of material removed by rasping or scraping.
raspings of sawed wood.
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Cooking. raspings, dry breadcrumbs.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of rasping
Explanation
Something that's rasping has a harsh, scratchy sound. If your old car's rasping engine gets even louder, you might want to take it to a mechanic. You'll most often find the adjective rasping describing someone's voice: "His rasping singing voice accompanied the choir," or "I was so thirsty after the hike that i could only make a dry, rasping sound when I tried to talk." To rasp means to scrape, from the Old French verb rasper, or "to grate."
Example Sentences
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Foden's goal - a rasping a low effort into the bottom corner following fine work by team-mate Rayan Cherki - will have impressed the watching Tuchel at Selhurst Park.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2025
Skipper Alejandro Grimaldo's rasping strike and Patrik Schick's towering second half header gave Leverkusen a shock victory.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
The 22-year-old took the second opportunity, with a rasping passing shot forcing a deciding set.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025
What endures is the rasping byplay, the soaring exasperation, the tango of opposing temperaments finding fleeting common ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2024
The cub’s rasping tongue on his wrists brought him back to the present.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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