Vocabularies
/
rasp

🔧rasp

verb

/ræsp/

C1 Advanced

Card page

rash raspy

Meaning

to speak in a rough, harsh voice or to scrape with a coarse sound

Example Sentences

He rasped out a warning before collapsing.

Example Expressions

rasp someone's nerves

Synonyms

scrape, grate, croak, grind, irritate

Antonyms

soothe, calm, smooth

Collocations

rasp out, rasp voice, rasp sound, rasp tool

Lesson 244 - The Ultimate Vocabulary Course for Competitive Exams: GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, IELTS & More

Related Vocabularies

assimilate

To take in and understand fully; to absorb and integrate into a larger whole.

advise

to recommend what should be done; to give advice

minimize

Reduce (something, especially something unwanted or unpleasant) to the smallest possible amount or d...

query

to ask a question; to express doubt about something

bring

to carry or take something to a place; to cause something to happen

preceded

came before something in time, order, or position

Explore More

All Vocabularies