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as in irritable
easily irritated or annoyed
overwork tends to make him raspy
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as in hoarse
harsh and dry in sound
the dying man spoke in a barely audible, raspy voice
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Recent Examples of raspy
Her raspy voice amplified the heartbreak in the lyrics; the heavy eyeliner and purple dress with dramatic yellow tulle was peak millennial gothic wardrobe; and the symbolism of the world spectating as her fictional family falls apart has become even more poignant in the age of social media today.
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Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
At least until quarter to 2, when Lindsay Lohan whorls through the door like a raspy chaos phantom.
—Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
Her raspy laugh is endearingly familiar, as is the buzz of guests drifting through the open kitchen.
—Alessandra Schade, Vogue, 7 June 2025
Chelsea Green Chelsea Green cut a raspy pre-match promo, and Michael Cole celebrated the fact that Chelsea Green has lost her voice.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
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Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
At least until quarter to 2, when Lindsay Lohan whorls through the door like a raspy chaos phantom.
—Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
Her raspy laugh is endearingly familiar, as is the buzz of guests drifting through the open kitchen.
—Alessandra Schade, Vogue, 7 June 2025
Chelsea Green Chelsea Green cut a raspy pre-match promo, and Michael Cole celebrated the fact that Chelsea Green has lost her voice.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raspy
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Most cases clear up on their own without complications, but parents should contact a doctor if a child cannot keep fluids down, has a high fever lasting more than a few days or seems unusually drowsy or irritable.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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Also known as irritable hip, the condition is due to inflammation of the hip joint lining.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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When a reporter reached her by phone a week later, her voice sounded hoarse.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Oct. 2025
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Give Palestine your voice, and when your voice goes hoarse, hang your flags, wear your keffiyeh.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
18 Sep. 2025
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Behold the golden-orange horizon over Kitt Peak National Observatory, a fiery twilight moment where day bows out and the stars prepare their grand entrance.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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After making the difficult choice to leave Fritz, Nicks recalled the beginnings of her famously fiery romance with Buckingham.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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But encounters with the island’s residents, including with his gruff but warm-hearted landlady (played by German screen legend Hanna Schygulla), gradually alter his outlook.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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Panday plays a convincingly gruff tortured artist alongside Padda’s struggling ingenue, and most of the screen time is devoted to their pairing instead of introducing tertiary excess.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
13 Sep. 2025
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Athena, who was born in April, is a shepsky mix, half husky and half German shepherd.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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One of Lipa’s most significant attributes is the husky tone of her mezzo-soprano, lending a gritty roughness to her songs’ pop polish.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Raspy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raspy. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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