- present participle of rasp.
rasping
Example Sentences
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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
Collecting a pass from Reece James, Estevao cut inside, turned Alejandro Balde inside out and then sent a rasping drive into the roof of the net past goalkeeper Joan Garcia.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 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
A key turns in the lock, a rasping, grating sound, metal against metal.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
