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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
Bob Dylan's raspy revelations The true, almost mythical, centerpiece of the evening was the elusive Bob Dylan.
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 7 July 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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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 7 July 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
Adjective
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However, such symptoms are hard to attribute to vaccines because infants can be irritable or fussy regardless of vaccination.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
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When the caffeine wears off, children may have a headache and feel irritable or tired.—
Dr. Mark Corkins,
Boston Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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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And when your voice goes hoarse, hang your flags, wear your keffiyeh.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Fans have pointed to the former Big Machine label boss, who oversaw Swift’s early career and later clashed with her over ownership of her masters, as the likely target of this fiery track.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Investigators have since concluded that the item initially thought to be an explosive was debris from a fiery vehicle crash.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This pays off to some extent because Day-Lewis is such a mesmerizing presence, Ray’s gruff manner and terse communications hinting at dark mysteries to be revealed.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Sep. 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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The star’s lower, huskier baritone voice has always made an impact in BTS’ music with the star citing the likes of Bing Crosby, Eric Benet and Ruben Studdard as inspirations.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Carpenter is plainly a student of Parton’s, evoking her pinup styling (voluminous hair, big red lips), her persona (sharp with a knowing wink), and her voice, which is rich and husky and accompanied by a country lilt.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Raspy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raspy. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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