rasps 1 of 2

noun

plural of rasp
as in scratches
a harsh grating sound the rusted lock opened with a rasp

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rasps

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of rasp
1
as in files
to make smooth by friction after sawing the board in half, rasp the ends to remove any splinters

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2
as in scrapes
to pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface the sound of fingernails rasping on the blackboard makes me cringe

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3
as in annoys
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts the two siblings seemed intent on rasping each other for the entire car trip

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4
as in wears
to damage or diminish by continued friction during the last ice age, glaciers rasped the surface, leaving the deeply scarred rock

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rasps
  1. scratches
  2. files
  3. scrapes
  4. annoys
  5. wears
  6. creaks
  7. rubs
  8. bugs
Noun
  • Because the child had no visible bite marks or scratches and appeared to be unharmed, his family did not seek medical care.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • The byproduct was irritated, itchy skin with the discomfort of scratches, scabs and the stink that accompanied it.
    — Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of scratches
Verb
  • That a creditor files an application for a charging order may cause the payor to withhold payments from the debtor until the application is decided.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • When a citizen files a police report and shares it with Gabriel, the company hands the victim relevant footage with faces blurred.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 26 June 2026
Definition of files
Verb
  • Her older brother, 9-year-old Charlie, climbs across the nearby jungle gym at a Prairie Village playground as her younger brother, 3-year-old Will, scrapes a stick through the mulch.
    — Anna Spoerre, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
  • Every texture is an independent agent with its own membrane in the mix; percussion rubs and scrapes against your attention, while mutating synth patches burble in the periphery.
    — H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
Definition of scrapes
Verb
  • What is the pettiest thing that annoys you during a race weekend?
    — Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • One of the more common ways bear encounters escalate is when an off-leash dog runs toward a bear, annoys it, and then comes sprinting back to its owner with an angry predator in pursuit.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
Definition of annoys
Verb
  • Rodríguez Castro wears a stainless-steel version on his left wrist.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Team Visma-Lease A Bike’s Jonas Vingegaard currently wears the yellow jersey after two stages, while Mexico’s Isaac del Toro of UAE Team Emirates won his first Tour de France stage on Sunday afternoon.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of wears
Noun
  • Mr Cobra opens like a dark, cobwebbed staircase leading into a vast and foreboding space, all frantic flute and piano, creaks, and bone-chilling screeches (not to mention a slutty monologue seemingly communicated via Google Translate).
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Woo walked slowly across the room, using a walker to stabilize his upper body, his steps a symphony of clunks and creaks and whirs.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of creaks
Verb
  • The nurse rubs circles on her lower back, clucking at the struggle of turning the pregnant body to the side like a lopsided gourd.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • Every texture is an independent agent with its own membrane in the mix; percussion rubs and scrapes against your attention, while mutating synth patches burble in the periphery.
    — H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
Definition of rubs
Verb
  • What really bugs me about this moment, and about the battle and its aftermath, is the lack of feeling.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • When traveling, the EPA suggests inspecting any room visitors will be staying in for the presence of bed bugs.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Definition of bugs
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