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rasping

[ras-ping, rah-sping] / ˈræs pɪŋ, ˈrɑ spɪŋ /


ADJECTIVE
abrading
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Following a surging run from midfielder Pavel Sulc, the 19-year-old Brazilian burst through a challenge before unleashing a rasping drive from the edge of the box to open the scoring in the 80th minute.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Vinicius, who excelled in Madrid's Champions League 6-1 rout of Monaco in midweek, also came close with a rasping effort across Luiz Junior's goal and wide.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

After 20 deliveries – 19 from Rabada – Khawaja was squared up by a rasping ball which angled in at him on a fourth-stump line.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025

What endures is the rasping byplay, the soaring exasperation, the tango of opposing temperaments finding fleeting common ground.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024

I listen to her rasping breath, the rattle deep in her chest.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila