raspier; raspiest

Examples of raspy in a Sentence

Her voice was raspy from yelling so much. overwork tends to make him raspy
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Miley Cyrus has revealed that a vocal cord disorder called Reinke's edema is behind her signature, raspy voice. Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 Carson, meanwhile, shares the same raspy voice as Song. Kayla Grant, People.com, 25 June 2025 And then adding the score enhancing the emotion in the script and in the performances, feeding the crescendo then moving into the final flashback of the episode all to the emotion of Tracy Chapman’s raspy voice. Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 20 June 2025 The intensity extended to the coaching staff: Canales showed up to last Wednesday’s media session with a raspy voice. Joseph Person, New York Times, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for raspy

Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of raspy was in 1838

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“Raspy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raspy. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

raspy

adjective
raspier; raspiest
: making a harsh grating sound
a raspy voice
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