1. Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
   "a rasping voice";
   - grating, gravelly, raspy, rough, scratchy

1. Scrape with a rasp
   "He rasped the rough edges of the wood to make it smooth"
    
2. Utter in a grating voice
   "He rasped his disapproval"

See also: cacophonic, cacophonous

Type of: abrade, abrase [rare], corrade, mouth, rub down, rub off, speak, talk, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize

Encyclopedia: Rasp, Charles