Sentences with word «raspy»

There are audible hisses of turbo - spool and a wonderfully raspy exhaust note produced from its hydraulically valved MultiAir engine — not to mention twist that puts it neck and neck with the Mini.

Power is adequate for in - town cruising, provided you're not impatient, but it takes a while for the slightly raspy engine to really get this wee SUV going, particularly with its continuously variable transmission.

I am re-designing a Ferrari exhaust system with 2 objectives: 1: enhance the specific high pitch raspy sound that you expect from a small Ferrari V8.

Assured driving bliss, at the wheel of a hot - blooded Italian SUV, with the deep, raspy growl of that 90 - degree V - 6 derived from the 3.9 - litre V - 8 of the current Ferrari 488.

The I5 does not like to be revved, tending to get raspy higher in the rev range.

Ray could hear the creature's raspy breathing as he followed the woman to an exam table and winced when he saw the contents of the lid.

With his signature slightly raspy voice, Teller nails Paz's Providence cadence in a way that doesn't feel cartoony (no easy feat when taking on a New England accent), and he has the ability to smoothly sway between Paz's mad - dog braggadocio («I feel like I should be on a box of Wheaties doing a Gatorade commercial,» Paz boasts to a reporter in the film) and tender, emotional moments spent confiding to his alcoholic, down - and - out trainer (Aaron Eckhart).

Honking, hacking or raspy coughs can be alarming, particularly when they start suddenly.

His trumpet brings this song alive and his signature raspy vocals seal the deal with a cheeky wink.

Be it, Rahman's raspy whispering in Jaage Hain from Guru or Shakthishree Gopalan's operatic rendition of wistful yearning in Yenga Pona Raasa from Maryan, the Dual Drivers can do justice to their singing.

In her little raspy voice she answered, «It would be a t - shirt with a lemon on it, and inside the lemon, it would say: Life is NOT a lemon.»

The sub-bass synth hits that punctuate the beat and often sound thunderous on bass - forward earphone pairs are powerful here, but the bass presence isn't insanely strong like it often is — we hear just as much of the synth's raspy top notes as we do its depth.

Engage D in the regular six - speed automatic transmission, boot the throttle, and the mighty engine slings you forward with a loud, raspy roar - and complete disregard for the behemoths» 5300 - pound mass.

«Lamprey are eel - like parasites that use their tooth - like organs and raspy tongue to latch onto fish and suck out the blood, while hagfish scavenge by taking bites out of dead matter,» he says.

Some sing a smooth song like George Michael, and others are more raspy like Janis Joplin.

Despite its subtle looks, the car's V12 makes a wonderfully raspy noise.

The engine, which is fitted with Toyota's D4 - S combined port injection and direct injection, isn't raspy like most Subaru fours nor a high - RPM screamer like, say, the Honda S2000's four.

Sure enough, way off in the distance, I could hear a faint, but raspy bark.

John Hurt's performance as the elderly patriarch of the tail section is marked by raspy gravitas and a mournful gaze.

The 1.0 petrol engine is whisper - quiet at low revs around town, but if you take it out on faster roads it gets a bit raspy at high revs.

She added that, unlike cats, rabbits» tongues are soft and not raspy.

There is approx 1.5 m of tubing between the header and the tail pipe, where along this should I place a silencer in order to get the best raspy tone?

Though the engine can get raspy at high rpm, it is a strong powerplant that readily pushes the two - ton pickup down the road.

4DSC's only slightly raspy edge is the low growl its 3 - liter, 160 - horsepower V - 6 makes during hard acceleration.

The saved wages from departures will be used to fund alexis if he renews and all other new contracts for raspy, chamberlain, ozil etc: It really doesn't make a difference who we sign because the mentality and tactics won't change.

For example, III, now a vice provost at the University of Southern California, said that when he started a new job at National Public Radio in Washington in the mid -»80s, he picked up the phone one night to hear a familiar raspy voice.

It was a painful raspy cry since his throat was raw from the four times he had pulled his tube out himself.

Mr. Devine manages to create a bit of comedy relief by the use of his trademark high - pitched raspy voice, as well as his underrated physical acting movements.

15.40 - He's getting even louder and raspier now.

In fact, even an airplane flying overhead can influence the reception of radio and TV signals, giving rise to a sort of raspy interference.

As you write, speakers produce a pleasing raspy sound, as of a quill pen on parchment.

rasp (adj. raspy) A metal carpentry and metalworking tool that works like a coarse file to grind or scrape the rough edges off of something; or something that has an abrasive surface.

Also, it might make your gas raspier than usual which can be a bother, but it has a scientific explanation — egg protein has a lot of sulfur as well, so make sure to put them away before any dates.

Lung, larynx (voice box), and thyroid cancer can also cause changes to a person's voice, making it seem raspy.

MM and I still have our sexy raspy voice from the cold, but overall, we're feeling much better.

I've always been a sucker for a low voice with a slight raspy quality like Viggo Mortensen and Russell Crowe.

Gomez has the dual role, which is more «Parent Trap» than a blistering acting challenge, yet the diminutive, raspy one holds up her end of the plot with ease, maintaining a comfortable balance between Grace's yearning for adult responsibility and discomfort with identity theft.

Will Edward Burns and his kool as ice raspy voice save the day?

John Cena has none of the cheeseball, over-the-top acting nor the wry humor — he took lessons at the Christian Bale acting school and only learned one thing: the deep raspy voice.

Jacki Weaver, as the Morello family matriarch and the only one to get out of there alive, provides the back story in a lengthy, raspy voiceover: «After it started to happen, business dropped off,» she says of her former career as a doctor.

Unlikely voiceover Emma Stone puts her famous raspy voice to great use as Eep, but it is Nicolas Cage as overly zealous dad, Grug, who will make you smile the most.

Christian Bale's raspy Batman voice, Aaron Eckhart's knight in shinning armor shtick, The Joker's lip smacking.

Indeed, it is the outstanding performances from its leading actors that saves Danny Collins from becoming another forgettable, twee comedy drama and Pacino can honourably salute his latest comedy role, which is nigh on flawless as the impish and childlike, washed - out, raspy crooner who balances the burden of self - destruction from the perilous trappings of show business with the emotional sensitivity of the first flushes of genuine love, friendship and family bonding.

The exhaust note is not particularly raspy or sporty or, fortunately, loud.

The tuning here is a tad raspier and focused on mid-frequency notes than in the AMG application, which is bit more guttural and, well, German sounding.

My heart is yammering and my breath raspy.

Rev the mid-mounted flat six, and again it's deja vu as a slightly loose and raspy metallic roar trembles through the seatback and reverberates in your eardrums.

I may like something, which may sound too raspy or too loud or too (insert here) to you.