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We've checked our database and believe the answer is RASPING which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: RASPING

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We think the answer is "RASPING" which means:

    noun
  • • Uttering in an irritated tone
  • adjective satellite
  • • Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
  • verb
  • • 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.
  • • To grate harshly upon; to offend by coarse or rough treatment or language.
  • adjective
  • • Raspy
  • • Exasperating

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He had a rasping voice that was hard to listen to."
  • • "The teacher's rasping tone made the students uneasy."

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New York Times22 Sep 1981 Down 27
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