rasping

3 definitions found

rasping - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Rasp \Rasp\ (r[.a]sp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rasped (r[.a]spt);
     p. pr. & vb. n. Rasping.] [OF. rasper, F. r[^a]per, to
     scrape, grate, rasp, fr. OHG. rasp[=o]n to scrape together,
     to collect, probably akin to E. rap. Cf. Rap to snatch.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To rub or file with a rasp; to rub or grate with a rough
        file; as, to rasp wood to make it smooth; to rasp bones to
        powder.
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     2. Hence, figuratively: To grate harshly upon; to offend by
        coarse or rough treatment or language; as, some sounds
        rasp the ear; his insults rasped my temper.
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rasping - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  rasping
      adj 1: unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly
             voice" [syn: grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy,
             rough, scratchy]
      n 1: uttering in an irritated tone [syn: rasp, rasping]

rasping - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  119 Moby Thesaurus words for "rasping":
     ablation, ablative, abradant, abrasion, abrasive, air pollution,
     attrition, attritive, attritus, bones, bran, buffing, burnishing,
     chafe, chaff, chafing, cosmic dust, crumb, crumble, culm, deadwood,
     detrition, dishwater, draff, dregs, dressing, dry, dust, dust ball,
     efflorescence, erasure, erosion, erosive, fallout, farina, filing,
     filings, flour, fretting, galling, garbage, gash, gnawing, grating,
     grazing, grinding, grits, groats, hoarse, hogwash, husks, irritant,
     irritating, irritative, jangling, jangly, jarring, kittens,
     leavings, lees, limation, lint, meal, offal, offscourings, orts,
     parings, polishing, potsherds, powder, pussies, rags, raspings,
     raspy, raucous, refuse, rough, rubbing away, rugged, sandblasting,
     sanding, sawdust, scouring, scourings, scrap iron, scrape,
     scraping, scraps, scrapy, scratch, scratching, scratchy, scrub,
     scrubbing, scuff, scum, shards, shavings, shining, slack, slag,
     slop, slops, smoothing, smut, soot, stinging, stridulous, stubble,
     sweepings, swill, tares, wastage, waste, waste matter, wastepaper,
     wear, wearing away, weeds