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What does raspy mean?

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Adjective
  1. (of sound) Rough, raw, especially used to describe vocal quality.
  2. Irritable.
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On first listen it seems wearyingly traditional, raspy and sparse in tasteful, expected ways.
She coughed after drawing on the smoke, and when she finished, Deidre became aware of her raspy breathing.
The tall grasses at the edge of the firelight made a raspy sound in the breeze.
It is gut-wrenching stuff, with raspy vocals that constantly upset the balance between inner-strength and genuine heartbreak.
Unfortunately, Farrell's raspy vocal fry renders the scene virtually inaudible once again.
She has an old-fashioned, classical air about her, with her rich, raspy, plummy tones.

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