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- noun Plural form of
rasp . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
rasp .
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Examples
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"I would never strike a woman," he said, his breath coming in short rasps, "but by God I'll not stand by and see myself and my friend insulted by lies.
Call Of The Heart Delamere, Wanda 1982
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They lean in, outlines blurring together, muttering to each other in rasps.
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The word Americanskii rasps out of her mouth like an indictment.
A Mountain of Crumbs Elena Gorokhova 2010
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The word Americanskii rasps out of her mouth like an indictment.
A Mountain of Crumbs Elena Gorokhova 2010
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Once the figures were carved, they were then moved to Dine's nearby studio warehouse and finished using tools such as rasps, power sanders, and knives, as well as a thick acrylic paint that provides their final, colorful surface.
Art Knowledge News 2008
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I hear the executioner breathing deep rasps, see the erection bulging his pants.
Miracles, Inc. T.J. Forrester 2011
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The pressure on his chest doesn't increase but it doesn't lighten up, either, and Martin wheezes and rasps, his struggle for breath made all the worse by his panic.
The bit with the bear attack (novel excerpt) Steve Himmer 2011
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The best tools are the ones she leaves buried in their bellies: rasps, trocars, intraosseous drill bits.
Post-Op David Woodruff 2011
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You know the kind: One of those throaty rasps that say a line like that then follow it up with "starring that guy from those action movies you like."
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You know the kind: One of those throaty rasps that say a line like that then follow it up with "starring that guy from those action movies you like."
Archive 2010-05-01 2010
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