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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
  • Spills can be blotted (never rubbed) with a dry cloth since the fabric is non-absorptive, and for more stubborn stains, dry cleaning is recommended.
    Zoë Sessums, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The bug’s feces can also end up inside or near a home and then be incidentally ingested or rubbed into the skin or mucous membrane.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But over time, even the most beautiful planks can start to look dull, dry, or scratched, especially in high-traffic areas.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Jenna Ortega's Wednesday has only scratched the surface of her family's dark history.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Keanu, still annoyed from the veto ceremony, talked to Ava Pearl in the HOH room and called Rachel a liar.
    David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
  • This thrilled her base—and annoyed many casual listeners.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Google’s overwhelming search dominance may be eroded by itself, as more gen AI players come on the scene.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The letter said the secretary's personnel decisions and policy moves had eroded scientific integrity and threatened the safety of the HHS workforce, raising immediate questions about the capacity of the CDC and other agencies to carry out public-health missions.
    Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Candle wax should be carefully scraped away with the edge of a plastic putty knife, not metal.
    Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The beauty of most D2C customer lists is that they weren’t scraped or cobbled together.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In fact, the aliens take a back seat to the human interactions, which irritated some viewers eager to see actual aliens in a show about an extraterrestrial invasion.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The flats are made from smooth faux leather and have a modern square toe and double straps — just like the pair Kruger wore.
    Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • At the 2025 Oscars, both best actress nominee Demi Moore and best actor winner Adrien Brody wore Armani.
    Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The two met when Bethany was a teenager on a school trip who got stranded in Warsaw for a month when ash from an Icelandic eruption grounded planes across Europe.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Rasped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rasped. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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