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raspberry
noun
rasp·ber·ry
ˈraz-ˌber-ē 
-b(ə-)rē
1
a
: any of various usually black or red edible berries that are aggregate fruits consisting of numerous small drupes on a fleshy receptacle and that are usually rounder and smaller than the closely related blackberries
b
: a perennial plant (genus Rubus) of the rose family that bears raspberries
2
[short for raspberry tart, rhyming slang for fart]
: a sound of contempt made by protruding the tongue between the lips and expelling air forcibly to produce a vibration
broadly
: an expression of disapproval or contempt
Examples of raspberry in a Sentence
One of the children made a raspberry at him.
there were raspberries from the audience when the hapless actress kept forgetting her lines
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Add 2 cups of powdered sugar, the raspberry sauce, lemon juice and salt.
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Cody Godwin, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
By the Reaganite 1980s, roadside raspberry stands that had sprouted during the Summer of Love had evolved into giant farming conglomerates, with their complement of lawyers and lobbyists.
—Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Pick up a variety pack featuring a raspberry, blueberry, custard with chocolate and rosehip paczki for $15.
—Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Bonbons are available at the Piazza Carmel chocolatier in flavors like marzipan, raspberry chipotle dark chocolate truffle, rose white chocolate truffle and strawberry cheesecake truffle.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
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Cody Godwin, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
By the Reaganite 1980s, roadside raspberry stands that had sprouted during the Summer of Love had evolved into giant farming conglomerates, with their complement of lawyers and lobbyists.
—Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Pick up a variety pack featuring a raspberry, blueberry, custard with chocolate and rosehip paczki for $15.
—Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Bonbons are available at the Piazza Carmel chocolatier in flavors like marzipan, raspberry chipotle dark chocolate truffle, rose white chocolate truffle and strawberry cheesecake truffle.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Raspberry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raspberry. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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raspberry
noun
rasp·ber·ry
ˈraz-ˌber-ē
-b(ə-)rē
1
a
: any of various black or red edible berries that are rounder and smaller than the related blackberries
b
: a usually prickly plant that produces raspberries
2
: a sound of scorn made by sticking out the tongue and blowing hard so as to make it vibrate
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