rähistä — meaning in English

English meaning

• rasp noun A coarse metal file with rough, pointed teeth, used to shape or smooth wood or other materials.
• wrangle verb To argue or quarrel at length, often noisily.

Senses

rähistä is used for these senses in English:

• rasp (intransitive) To make a noise similar to the one a rasp makes in use; to utter rasps.
• wrangle (also, figuratively) To quarrel angrily and noisily; to bicker.
• wrangle To make harsh noises as if quarrelling.

rasp — full definition

1. noun A coarse metal file with rough, pointed teeth, used to shape or smooth wood or other materials.
2. verb To make a harsh, scraping sound, or to speak in a harsh, grating voice.

wrangle — full definition

1. verb To argue or quarrel at length, often noisily.
2. verb To herd or manage animals, or by extension, people or data.
3. noun A long, noisy argument.

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