rasp

Other forms of rasp

plural

rasps·

past tense

rasped·

present participle

rasping·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about rasp

What does rasp mean?

rasp means "uttering in an irritated tone". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in rasp?

rasp has 1 syllable: rasp. In IPA it is /ˈɹæsp/.

What is another word for rasp?

Close synonyms include rasping, wood file. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rasp a common word?

rasp is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.