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past tense of rasp
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as in scratched
to pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface the sound of fingernails rasping on the blackboard makes me cringe

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rasped

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adjective

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Recent Examples of rasped
Adjective
For a short time, the line rasped, smoking, through the chocks. Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rasped
Verb
  • All other produce can be gently rubbed while being rinsed.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The female nurse rubbed the glove over her sides, into the folds, on the back of her neck.
    Laura Vazquez, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The potatoes will have delicate skin that can be easily bruised or scratched, so handle them with care.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But the Jaguars scratched and clawed their way back into the game thanks to a Devin Lloyd 99-yard interception return for a touchdown and Trevor Lawrence stumbling into the end zone for the game-winning touchdown.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • He was annoyed when people advocated that.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Some people may be annoyed with thousands of fake videos of themselves flooding the internet, but Paul seems to be amused by it.
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As the cone eroded over time, olivine crystals became concentrated in this area.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The billionaire investor compared today's environment to the early 1970s, when inflation, heavy government spending and high debt loads eroded confidence in paper assets and fiat currencies.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Performers’ work and likeness must not be scraped, stolen or illegally processed.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
  • On Wednesday, at the Tom Ford catwalk, it was scraped back and waxed into a devil-may-care quiff style and worn with a pair of wayfarer-esque sunglasses also by the house.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The decision by Aaron Turner, Kuminga’s agent, to go on a media tour in recent weeks while negotiating publicly in hopes of landing a better offer for Kuminga, irritated some with the organization, according to league sources.
    Nick Friedell, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • And the web designer from South Dakota certainly must have irritated her former final two ally Vince Panaro on her way out of the Big Brother house.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As the months wore on, the relationship between the troops and the townspeople grew more and more strained.
    Time, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The royal memorably wore a Catherine Walker suit with a Hackett waistcoat at an event in April 1988 and went on to toy with fashion conventions as a modern royal.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Compared with its predecessors, Ares can seem grounded.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The movie’s tone is all over the place, but Roberts and Clooney’s chemistry helps ground it; their easygoing banter eventually leads to tenser and tenser exchanges.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Rasped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rasped. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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