Word: rasping
To use a rasp.
To make a noise similar to the one a rasp makes in use; to utter rasps.
To work something with a rasp. Example: to rasp wood to make it smooth; to rasp bones to powder
To grate harshly upon; to offend by coarse or rough treatment or language. Example: His insults rasped my temper.
A sound that rasps.
The act of rasping as with a file.
Raspy Example: He spoke in a rasping voice due to throat cancer.
Exasperating
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