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rasps

  • plural of rasp.
  • present tense form of rasp (3rd person singular).

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Elordi’s voice rasps with a powerful interior dialogue that narrates the latter part of the 149-minute movie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

“I need to talk to you,” Biden rasps, then battling COVID-19.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2025

In the video, released on Monday, a clearly distressed Muonagor, rasps in the Igbo language: "Igbo people, I greet you all."

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2024

They both had distinct tannic rasps, but it’s hard to fully account for the differences.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2022

“I know someone is there with you,” Lourdes rasps.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

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