different between rasp vs scream

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æsp/, /???sp/
• Rhymes: -æsp, -??sp

Etymology 1

From Middle English raspen, partly from Middle Dutch raspen and partly from Old French rasper; both ultimately from Frankish *hrasp?n, from Proto-Germanic *hrasp?n?, related to Proto-Germanic *hrespan? (“to tear”). Compare Old High German rasp?n (“to scrape”), Old English ?ehrespan (“to tear”).The noun is from Middle French raspe.

Noun

rasp (plural rasps)

1. A coarse file, on which the cutting prominences are distinct points raised by the oblique stroke of a sharp punch, instead of lines raised by a chisel, as on the true file.
2. The sound made by this tool when used, or any similar sound.

Hypernyms

• file

Translations

Verb

rasp (third-person singular simple present rasps, present participle rasping, simple past and past participle rasped)

1. (intransitive) To use a rasp.
2. (intransitive) To make a noise similar to the one a rasp makes in use; to utter rasps.
3. (transitive) To work something with a rasp.

4. (transitive, intransitive, figuratively) To grate harshly upon; to offend by coarse or rough treatment or language.

Translations

Etymology 2

From raspberry.

Noun

rasp (plural rasps)

1. (obsolete) The raspberry.

Hypernyms

• berry

Anagrams

• APRs, Arps, PSRA, RAPs, arps, pars, raps, sapr-, spar

Dutch

Etymology

From Old French raspe (“steel file”); see modern French râper (“to grate”).

Pronunciation

Noun

rasp f (plural raspen, diminutive raspje n)

1. grater, for example for cheese
2. surform tool

Verb

rasp

1. first-person singular present indicative of raspen
2. imperative of raspen

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

rasp

1. imperative of raspe

English

Etymology

From Middle English scremen, scræmen, probably from a fusion of Middle Dutch scremen (“to yell; shout”) and Old Norse skræma (“to terrify; scare”); compare Dutch schremen (“to shout; yell; cry”), Swedish skrämma (“to spook; frighten”), Danish skræmme (“to scare”), West Frisian skrieme (“to weep”). Compare also Swedish skräna (“to yell; shout; howl”), Dutch schreien (“to cry; weep”), German schreien (“to scream”). Related to shriek, skrike.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sk?i?m/
• (General American) enPR: skr?m, IPA^(key): /sk?im/
• Rhymes: -i?m

Noun

scream (plural screams)

1. A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.
2. A loud vocalisation of many animals, especially in response to pain or fear.
3. (music) A form of singing associated with the metal and screamo styles of music. It is a loud, rough, distorted version of the voice; rather than the normal voice of the singer.
4. (informal) Used as an intensifier
5. (printers' slang) exclamation mark

Translations

Verb

scream (third-person singular simple present screams, present participle screaming, simple past and past participle screamed or (nonstandard) screamt)

1. (intransitive, also figuratively) To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, shout outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:shout
2. (intransitive, figuratively)
   1. To move quickly; to race.

      Synonyms: speed, zoom; see also Thesaurus:move quickly, Thesaurus:rush

   2. (informal) To be very indicative of; clearly having the characteristics of.

Conjugation

Translations

Anagrams

• crames, creams, cremas, macers, recams