rasping

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The game, which ended 1-1, is best remembered for Siphiwe Tshabalala's rasping second-half strike to put Bafana Bafana in front.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

But the home side equalised on the stroke of half-time courtesy of a rasping long-range drive from Vitinha following a short corner routine.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

The 22-year-old took the second opportunity, with a rasping passing shot forcing a deciding set.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 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

His breathing was a rasping, moaning din in his ears.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller