raspingly

rasp·ing

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ras-ping, rah-sping]
- /ˈræs pɪŋ, ˈrɑ spɪŋ/
- /ˈrɑː.spɪŋ.li/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ras-ping, rah-sping]
- /ˈræs pɪŋ, ˈrɑ spɪŋ/

Definitions of raspingly word

adjective raspingly harsh; grating: a rasping voice. 1
noun raspingly a tiny piece of material removed by rasping or scraping: raspings of sawed wood. 1
noun raspingly raspings, dry bread crumbs. 1
adverb raspingly in a rasping manner 0

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Origin of raspingly

First appearance:

before 1650

One of the 45% oldest English words

First recorded in 1650-60; rasp + -ing2, -ing1

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Parts of speech for Raspingly

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Raspingly

raspingly popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for raspingly

adverb raspingly

croakily — In a croaky manner.
gruffly — low and harsh; hoarse: a gruff voice.
gutturally — In a harsh or throaty manner.
hoarsely — having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky: the hoarse voice of the auctioneer.
huskily — big and strong; burly.

All 5 Synonyms of raspingly