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(anguished disposition) Past tense for to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise
Past tense for to smooth by rubbing or applying friction
“Then rasp the edges of the crust, so as to clear it of gravel and rough portions of the horn.”
Past tense for to scrape or abrade through the application of friction
“The thrips will rasp the foliage, leaving whitish streaks.”
Past tense for to say in a harsh, grating voice
“Lancaster had never fully recovered from an accidental gunshot wound that had damaged his lungs and could only rasp in a low voice.”
Past tense for to utter in a hostile or aggressive way
“They rasp at me in bitterness, thoughts of bloody, gruesome revenge screaming from their eyes as I hand them their mutilated, cold and meager evening tea.”
Past tense for to bother or aggravate, especially by being harsh on the senses
“The awful stillness began to rasp my nerves. I began to tell myself that I was quite at the end of my tether.”
Past tense for to breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound
Past tense for to make a sharp sibilant or hissing sound
Past tense for to grind or grate with an audible noise
Past tense for to grind (one's teeth) in pain or in anger
(with reference to a person's nerves) Past tense for to set or be set on edge
Past tense for to untangle or arrange (the hair) by drawing a comb through it
(of a donkey or mule) Past tense for to utter a bray
Past tense for touch roughly
Past tense for to crush into fine particles
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