Raspy vs Rasp - What's the difference?
raspy | rasp |
(of sound) Rough, raw, especially used to describe vocal quality.
Irritable.
* Louisa May Alcott, Little Wives
A coarse file, on which the cutting prominences are distinct points raised by the oblique stroke of a sharp punch, instead of lines raised by a chisel, as on the true file.
The sound made by this tool when used, or any similar sound.
(obsolete) The raspberry.
* Francis Bacon
To use a rasp.
To make a noise similar to the one a rasp makes in use; to utter rasps.
To work something with a rasp.
(figurative) To grate harshly upon; to offend by coarse or rough treatment or language.
As an adjective raspy
is rough, raw, especially used to describe vocal quality.As a noun rasp is
a coarse file, on which the cutting prominences are distinct points raised by the oblique stroke of a sharp punch, instead of lines raised by a chisel, as on the true file.As a verb rasp is
to use a rasp.raspy
English
Adjective
(er)- His incessant coughing made his voice sound raspy .
- I don't wish to get raspy , so let's change the subject.
Synonyms
* grating, harsh, hoarse, rough * (irritable) irritableAnagrams
* prays, spraySee also
* raspinessrasp
English
(wikipedia rasp)Noun
(en noun)- the rasp of her perpetual cough
- Set sorrel amongst rasps , and the rasps will be smaller.
Hypernyms
*Verb
- to rasp''' wood to make it smooth; to '''rasp bones to powder
- Some sounds rasp the ear.
- His insults rasped my temper.
