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rasp    (rsp) KEY  

VERB:
rasped , rasp·ing , rasps
VERB:
tr.

1. To file or scrape with a coarse file having sharp projections.
2. To utter in a grating voice.
3. To grate on (nerves or feelings).

VERB:
intr.

1. To scrape harshly; grate.
2. To make a harsh grating sound.

NOUN:

1. A coarse file with sharp, raised, pointed projections.
2. The act of filing with a rasp.
3. A harsh grating sound.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English raspen, from Middle Dutch raspen, and Old French rasper of Germanic origin

OTHER FORMS:
rasper (Noun), rasping·ly (Adverb)

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