rasped
Filed with friction
Rasped is the past tense of rasp, meaning to scrape with a coarse file or make a harsh, grating sound.
A voice that rasped is rough and unpleasant: He rasped out a warning.
The word suggests friction—whether physical, as in woodworking, or auditory, as in speech strained by illness, age, or emotion.
Spoke in guttural tones
- wheezedBreathed with difficulty
- growledUttered low, threatening sound
- gratedReduced by abrasion
- strainedUnder uncomfortable tension
gravelly · husky · throaty · scratchy · breathy · crackly · laryngitis · dysphonia
croaked
Spoke in guttural tones
strained · gravelly · husky · throaty · scratchy · breathy · crackly · laryngitis · dysphonia · guttural
grated
Reduced by abrasion
scoured · abraded · roughened · ground · worn · chafed · eroded · buffed · rubbed · shaved
grated
Reduced by abrasion
discordant · strident · shrill · piercing · cacophonous · dissonant · raucous · clashing · grinding · scraping
- raspy voiceHarsh, scratchy speech quality
- wood raspToothed tool for shaping timber