Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Affected as if by rasping; hoarse or raucous, as the voice; raspy; nervous or irritable, as from continued slight provocations.
- In bookbinding, said of book-covers which have the sharp angles taken off, but are not beveled.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
rasp .
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Examples
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The name rasped from her smoke-filled lungs, barely audible.
Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010
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The name rasped from her smoke-filled lungs, barely audible.
Extras Scott Westerfeld 2008
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The name rasped from her smoke-filled lungs, barely audible.
Extras Scott Westerfeld 2008
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The name rasped from her smoke-filled lungs, barely audible.
Extras Scott Westerfeld 2008
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The name rasped from her smoke-filled lungs, barely audible.
Extras Scott Westerfeld 2008
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“Your curiosity has gone too far this time,” The Duke’s muffled voice rasped from the speaker.
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“Your curiosity has gone too far this time,” The Duke’s muffled voice rasped from the speaker.
Spell of Magic – Part 8 « Official Harry Harrison News Blog 2008
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The word rasped from my throat, and the sword fell from my hands.
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His sword rasped through the thin bones of the nasal cavity and into the vault that would have contained the brain of a living being.
Lord of the Isles 1997
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He had only ten pace's to cover to reach me, and his sword rasped from its scabbard as he came.
River God Smith, Wilbur, 1933- 1993
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