rasps

5 definitions • 4 examples

a tool with a rough blade, used for shaping wood or metal

a rough unpleasant noise, like metal being rubbed against metal:

There was the rasp of a bolt and the door suddenly opened.

to make a rough unpleasant sound, especially while breathing or speaking:

I heard his breath rasping in his chest.

The gunman rasped (out) an urgent order (= gave it in an unpleasant-sounding voice) to the other members of the gang.

to rub something roughly:

The horse rasped my hand with his tongue as I fed him the apple.

an unpleasant sound, like something with a rough surface being rubbed