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rasp

verb

/ræsp/

Meaning

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

He rasped out a warning before collapsing.

rasp someone's nerves

scrape, grate, croak, grind, irritate

soothe, calm, smooth

rasp out, rasp voice, rasp sound, rasp tool

To move skillfully or carefully; to guide or manipulate into a desired position.

To make something clear; to explain in detail.

To correct a mistake or error

to take someone else's work or ideas and present them as your own

to state or assert something confidently and strongly

To give or present something as a gift or honor.