rasping

• Décrit un son aigu et grinçant, souvent comparé à une surface rugueuse ou à une voix rauque.

Describes a harsh, grating sound, often like a rough surface or a hoarse voice.

1. Harsh or grating soundB2formal

   Having a rough, harsh, or grating sound, often unpleasant to hear.

   Râpeux, grinçant

   • His rasping cough echoed through the quiet room.
   • The old machine made a rasping noise as it started up.
   • She spoke in a rasping whisper after losing her voice.

   Synonymescroakydiscordantgratingharshhoarsejarringraucousroughscratchystrident

   Antonymesgentlemellowmelodioussmoothsoftsweet

• Nom désignant un son ou une manière de parler rauque, grinçant ou irritant, souvent associé à l'agacement ou à la rudesse.

A noun referring to a harsh, grating sound or manner of speaking, often associated with irritation or roughness.

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1. Irritated UtteranceB2informal

   The act of speaking or making a sound in a harsh, grating, or annoyed manner.

   Parole irritée et rauque

   • His constant rasping about the weather annoyed everyone.
   • She let out a rasping of complaint when the computer crashed.
   • The old man's rasping was a sign of his frustration.

   Synonymesbarkcroakgrowlraspsnarl

• Verbe utilisé pour décrire une voix rude et grinçante, ou une action de gratter ou frotter quelque chose avec brusquerie.

A verb used to describe the act of speaking in a harsh, grating voice, or to scrape or rub something roughly.

1. Scrape with a toolB2formal

   To scrape or rub with a coarse file or similar tool, often used for shaping wood or metal.

   Râper avec un outil

   • He rasped the rough edges of the wooden plank.
   • The carpenter rasped the metal surface until it was smooth.
   • She carefully rasped the stone to create a perfect fit.

   Synonymesabradefilegrategrindrubsandscrape

2. Speak in a harsh voiceB2formal

   To say something in a rough, grating, or harsh tone.

   parler d'une voix rauque

   • He rasped out his orders to the soldiers.
   • Her voice rasped with exhaustion after the long speech.
   • The old man rasped a warning to the children.

   Synonymesbarkcroakgrategrowlharshscreechsnarlsquawk

   Antonymescoocroonmurmur