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Adverbial raspingly has 1 sense
- gratingly, raspingly, harshly - in a harsh and grating manner; "her voice fell gratingly on our ears"
Derived from adjective rasping1
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Raspingly
Part of Speech:
Adverb
Definitions:
- In a rough or grating manner; with a scraping or irritating sound.
- In a way that is harsh or critical, causing discomfort or annoyance.
Example Sentences:
- The car engine ran raspingly, indicating a need for maintenance.
- The violinist played the high notes raspingly, causing the audience to cringe.
- He spoke raspingly about the faults in the new policy, leaving his colleagues in doubt.
- She laughed raspingly, making her friends wonder if she was being sarcastic.
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