the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses
scratch
noun
a harsh noise made by scraping
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Europe
🇩🇪German
krächzend
unangenehm rauer oder knirschender Klang
🇫🇷French
rauque
son désagréablement dur ou grinçant
🇪🇸Spanish
ronco
sonido desagradablemente áspero o chirriante
🇮🇹Italian
roco
suono spiacevolmente aspro o stridente
🇳🇱Dutch
raspend
onaangenaam hard of raspend in geluid
🇵🇹Portuguese
rouco
som desagradavelmente áspero ou áspero
🇷🇺Russian
скрипучий
неприятно резкий или скрипучий звук
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कर्कश
ध्वनि में अप्रिय रूप से कठोर या कर्कश
🇮🇳Tamil
முரட்டுத்தனமான
விரும்பத்தகாத கடுமையான அல்லது ஒலியில் சத்தம்
🇮🇳Telugu
కరకరలాడే
ధ్వనిలో అసహ్యకరమైన కఠినమైన లేదా గ్రేటింగ్
🇮🇳Marathi
रास्पी
अप्रिय कठोर किंवा आवाजात जाळी
🇮🇳Gujarati
રાસ્પી
અપ્રિયપણે કઠોર અથવા અવાજમાં છીણવું
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕರ್ಕಶವಾದ
ಅಹಿತಕರವಾಗಿ ಕಠಿಣ ಅಥವಾ ಧ್ವನಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ತುರಿಯುವಿಕೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പരുഷമായ
അരോചകമായ പരുഷമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശബ്ദം
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
刺耳的
声音刺耳或刺耳
🇯🇵Japanese
ガラガラ音
不快に耳障りな音、または耳障りな音
🇰🇷Korean
거친
불쾌할 정도로 거칠거나 거슬리는 소리
🇻🇳Vietnamese
cáu kỉnh
âm thanh gay gắt hoặc chói tai một cách khó chịu
🇹🇭Thai
แหบแห้ง
รุนแรงอย่างไม่เป็นที่พอใจหรือมีเสียงเสียดสี
🇮🇩Indonesian
serak
suaranya sangat kasar atau kasar
🇵🇭Filipino
garalgal
hindi kanais-nais na malupit o rehas na tunog
🇲🇾Malay
serak
tidak menyenangkan keras atau parut dalam bunyi
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
خشن
صوت قاسٍ أو مزعج بشكل غير سار
🇮🇷Persian
خش دار
صدای ناخوشایند خشن یا رنده شده
🇹🇷Turkish
hırçın
ses olarak rahatsız edici derecede sert veya rahatsız edici
🇮🇱Hebrew
צרוד
צליל חריף או צורם בצורה לא נעימה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'raspy'?
The primary meaning of 'raspy' is 'unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'raspy' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'raspy' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'raspy' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'raspy' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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