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Meanings of raspy in English

Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound.

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      1
      Linda Hamilton laughs the way Courtney Love sings, with great raspy bravado.
      The Irish Times
      2
      I thought I detected more concern than contempt in her raspy voice.
      Stand by your hitman
      3
      You're a good girl, aren't you, Maeve Callahan? His voice was raspy.
      The life you've imagined
      4
      Then he took it, and he said in a raspy voice, Okay.
      Mine
      5
      Suddenly, Tamara's raspy voice echoes across the timber floors of the warehouse.
      News.com.au
      6
      One day. Her beak clicked together as she gave a raspy chuckle.
      Smoke and Shadow
      7
      She writhes and shouts in a raspy voice that is not hers.
      Reuters
      8
      The skinny blond boy with the raspy voice shot up a hand.
      Silent screams
      9
      He probably divorced you because he got tired of that cigarette-raspy chuckle.
      Finders Keepers
      10
      Her heart was thudding like a jackhammer, her breathing raspy and shallow.
      Running scared
      11
      Someone very quiet, but now Michael could hear a faint, raspy breathing.
      The Wolf’s Hour
      12
      His raspy voice confirmed that he had inhaled a lot of smoke.
      Truths unveiled
      13
      Finally she sat up, and felt a raspy tongue lick her face.
      The Mammoth Hunters
      14
      This was followed by another raspy, feminine shout: She's not home.
      Audrey's door
      15
      And he heard a low, raspy voice say, He is coming.
      The broken blade
      16
      There was something genuine in that raspy voice, some wish to be known.
      The black prism
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