Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for "rasping"
  • present participle of rasp.
Search instead for raspbian.
Definitions

rasping

[ras-ping, rah-sping] / ˈræs pɪŋ, ˈrɑ spɪŋ /


ADJECTIVE
abrading
Synonyms
Antonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Yasin Ayari set Sweden on their way to a comprehensive win with a rasping shot from 25 yards that arrowed into the corner.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

Vinicius, who excelled in Madrid's 6-1 Champions League rout of Monaco in midweek, also came close with a rasping effort that sailed across Luiz Junior's goal and wide.

From Barron's Jan. 24, 2026

Foden's goal - a rasping a low effort into the bottom corner following fine work by team-mate Rayan Cherki - will have impressed the watching Tuchel at Selhurst Park.

From BBC Dec. 14, 2025

What endures is the rasping byplay, the soaring exasperation, the tango of opposing temperaments finding fleeting common ground.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 27, 2024

The heirs heard a low groan, then a rasping rattle . . . then nothing.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training