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raspy
[
ras
-pee
,
rah
-spee
]
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rasp·y
/
ˈræs
pi
,
ˈrɑ
spi
/
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[
ras
-pee
,
rah
-spee
]
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adjective,
rasp·i·er,
rasp·i·est.
1.
harsh; grating;
rasping
.
2.
easily annoyed; irritable.
Origin:
1830–40;
rasp
+
-y
1
Related forms
rasp·i·ness,
noun
un·rasp·y,
adjective
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It is a brief,
raspy
rattle, usually in a group of two to three with about a second of silence between each call.
Song: a musical, springy, and rapid warbled song interspersed with
raspy
notes.
Their
raspy
tongues can clean a bone of every last tasty morsel.
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It is a brief,
raspy
rattle, usually in a group of two to three with about a second of silence between each call.
Song: a musical, springy, and rapid warbled song interspersed with
raspy
notes.
Their
raspy
tongues can clean a bone of every last tasty morsel.
She rolls her r's with a percussive vengeance, and sometimes lets loose a
raspy
holler.
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Collins
World English Dictionary
rasping
or
raspy
(ˈrɑːspɪŋ, ˈrɑːspɪ)
—
adj
(esp of a noise) harsh or grating; rough
raspy
or
raspy
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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