Adjective : a rasping voice. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : raspings of sawed wood. From Dictionary.com.
It was a dirty neglected place, with a sullen unwashed man at the door, who called raspingly to his wife within. From Wordnik.com. [Roving East and Roving West] Reference
"I have nothing for you," she called out raspingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Way of the Wind] Reference
He grimaced and spoke raspingly to his old comrade. From Wordnik.com. [Conan The Hunter]
The Earl shivered convulsively, choked raspingly, and was suddenly limp and still. From Wordnik.com. [Millennium] Reference
When he saw Gann's eyes on him, the general sat up and laughed raspingly, like an ancient, ill-kept machine. From Wordnik.com. [Starchild Omnibus]
"Here's where I start out to seek my fortune!" he said raspingly, though cheerfully, after a rather scanty breakfast. From Wordnik.com. [The Moving Picture Girls First Appearances in Photo Dramas] Reference
Front man James Hetfield is sober these days and has a ridiculous beard, but is otherwise as angry and raspingly incomprehensible as ever. From Wordnik.com. [The excellence of Tree-Stock] Reference
Rosaline threw her head back and laughed raspingly. From Wordnik.com. [Three Soldiers] Reference
"There's a lady standing," he repeated, rather raspingly. From Wordnik.com. [Flappers and Philosophers] Reference
"Don't you know who edits the rag?" asks Saxham raspingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Dop Doctor] Reference
He was instantly asleep, breathing heavily and snoring raspingly. From Wordnik.com. [In the Forbidden Land] Reference
"I find it most interesting," said Mr. Stoendyck raspingly, in admirable. From Wordnik.com. [The Limit] Reference
On the road the truck-drivers kept calling out to each other shrilly, raspingly. From Wordnik.com. [Three Soldiers] Reference
In the dugout, except for two men who snored loudly, raspingly, everyone was quiet. From Wordnik.com. [One Man's Initiation—1917] Reference
He seemed annoyed by his inability to control his tongue and his voice rose raspingly. From Wordnik.com. [Otherwise Phyllis] Reference
I suspect -- in fact I know -- that I get on his nerves just as raspingly as he does on mine. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Marie] Reference
As he speaks haltingly, in a voice from which he seems to be trying, raspingly, to expel emotion. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
The question had become raspingly monotonous to me, whom he addressed, and I replied with marked acerbity. From Wordnik.com. [Andersonville — Volume 1] Reference
A man's voice raspingly spoke; "I'm concerned for thee!". From Wordnik.com. [The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times] Reference
“There’s a lady standing,” he repeated, rather raspingly. From Wordnik.com. [Flappers and Philosophers] Reference
"About a month ago" -- the speaker cleared his throat raspingly -- "on. From Wordnik.com. [Where the Trail Divides] Reference
"I think," went on the caller, raspingly, "that a frail boy is a care. From Wordnik.com. [The Shagganappi] Reference
The voice continued raspingly. From Wordnik.com. [Nineteen Eighty-four] Reference
His question burst raspingly. From Wordnik.com. [Within the Law] Reference
He cleared his throat raspingly. From Wordnik.com. [Final Weapon] Reference
She noted that it ticked raspingly. From Wordnik.com. [Maggie, a Girl of the Streets] Reference
She rubbed her dry hands together raspingly. From Wordnik.com. [Slan]
A quick jerk -- the lock flew open raspingly. From Wordnik.com. [Darkness and Dawn] Reference
"He! he! he!" sniggered the East Wind, raspingly. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, September 12, 1891] Reference
He laughed raspingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Dominant Dollar] Reference
Conan laughed raspingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Hour of the Dragon]
Pembroke, raspingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Mississippi Bubble] Reference
"I’m goin’ to the door," said she raspingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary] Reference
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