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raspy

[ras-pee, rah-spee]

adjective

raspier, raspiest 
  1. harsh; grating; rasping. rasping.

  2. easily annoyed; irritable.



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Other 51Թ Forms

  • raspiness noun
  • unraspy adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of raspy1

First recorded in 1830–40; rasp + -y 1
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Later that evening an unknown number flashed up on my mobile phone and I heard that same raspy voice.

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“I Kissed a Girl,” which puts a bouncy folk-pop groove beneath Sobule’s lightly raspy vocal, opens with two friends hanging out one night as they compare notes on their disappointing boyfriends.

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An up-tempo rocker, full of showboating guitar chords and an extremely 1980s cowbell, Hot For You, Baby is a prime example of Turner's raspy, physical style of soul.

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His latest album, “Reflexa,” is no different with extra raspy vocals that seek connection and added electric beats that hover over his traditional dembow rhythm.

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Throughout the night, young men dressed as Trump rattled off impressions of the former president, promising to put immigrants in camps and decrying impeachment while imitating the former president’s signature raspy tone.

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