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rasping

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


ADJECTIVE
abrading
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Antonyms


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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

Following a surging run from midfielder Pavel Sulc, the 19-year-old Brazilian burst through a challenge before unleashing a rasping drive from the edge of the box to open the scoring in the 80th minute.

From Barron's Feb. 4, 2026

Skipper Alejandro Grimaldo's rasping strike and Patrik Schick's towering second half header gave Leverkusen a shock victory.

From BBC Nov. 25, 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

Her heart was pounding in her chest, and she awoke abruptly, her breath rasping in her lungs.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo




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