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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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—Essence, 3 Dec. 2025
Pastry choices include muffins, danishes and a raspberry almond scone.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
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—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 29 Nov. 2025
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Joy Emeh, Health, 9 Dec. 2025
Short raspberry nails were the style of the night, seen on Lupita N’yongo, Adwoa Aboah, and Whitney Peak.
—Essence, 3 Dec. 2025
Pastry choices include muffins, danishes and a raspberry almond scone.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
Walmart is blowing raspberries at Jeff Bezos with this deal; Amazon is still selling this set for full price, but Walmart has knocked 10% off this ship, which was only released this year.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 29 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for raspberry
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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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