Meaning & use
Raspiness
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the quality of sounding harsh, rough, or grating, especially describing a voice
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Years of smoking gave his voice a distinctive raspiness.
The raspiness in her singing added an emotional edge to the ballad.
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Formed from the adjective "raspy," itself likely related to the grating sound of a rasp, a coarse metal file.
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