Raspy vs Gaspy - What's the difference?
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As adjectives the difference between raspy and gaspy is that raspy is (of sound) rough, raw, especially used to describe vocal quality while gaspy is resembling or characterised by gasps.
raspy English
Adjective
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(of sound) Rough, raw, especially used to describe vocal quality.
- His incessant coughing made his voice sound raspy .
Irritable.
* Louisa May Alcott, Little Wives
- I don't wish to get raspy , so let's change the subject.
Synonyms
* grating, harsh, hoarse, rough
* (irritable) irritable
Anagrams
* prays, spray
See also
* raspiness
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gaspy English
Adjective
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Resembling or characterised by gasps.
* 1894 , Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer Abroad
- Then his eyes began to spread and his breath to come out kinder gaspy like, and he says: "Ger-reat Scott, it's the LONGITUDE!"
* {{quote-news, year=2007, date=September 6, author=Mike Albo, title=The Department of Just Right, work=New York Times citation
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