rasping
a tiny piece of material removed by rasping or scraping: raspings of sawed wood.
Cooking.raspings, dry breadcrumbs.
Origin of rasping
1Other words from rasping
- rasp·ing·ly, adverb
- rasp·ing·ness, noun
- un·rasp·ing, adjective
Words Nearby rasping
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How to use rasping in a sentence
The hospital had exhausted its portable tanks, and the new lines were rushing oxygen from exam rooms to the row of rasping patients on the wall.
The Broken Front Line | by Ava Kofman, photography by Kendrick Brinson and David Walter Banks | April 7, 2021 | ProPublicaShe could barely hear over the rhythmic rasping of a knife being sharpened in long, aggressive sweeps.
It was but child's play for so strong a man as Mr. Steele to shake off so futile a grasp, and he did so with a rasping laugh.
The Mayor's Wife | Anna Katherine GreenYou had perceived upon what measure of aggression, upon what rasping unkindnesses, the applause of your fellows was bestowed.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian SharmanA low call came from a brooding curlew, a faint sigh from a plover, and the wild rasping cry of a lapwing greeted them overhead.
The Underworld | James C. Welsh
The twisted bar of iron stands out from the door and the ring is drawn up and down over a series of nicks, making a rasping noise.
Penelope's Experiences in Scotland | Kate Douglas WigginBroken crystal littered the floor in shards and puddles of strange chemicals mingled smells to become a throat-rasping fog.
Star Born | Andre Norton
British Dictionary definitions for rasping
raspy (ˈrɑːspɪ)
/ (ˈrɑːspɪŋ) /
(esp of a noise) harsh or grating; rough
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