There was amusement, even civility, in his tone as he spoke, and danger and menace in the slight rasp that edged his words.

His cultured voice has a slight metallic rasp beneath it, possibly from disuse.

She heard the slight metallic rasp beneath his voice and wondered how long it had been since last he spoke.

A slight rasp, as of shoe sole against bare floor.

"The word you're looking for," Chakotay said finally, a slight rasp to his voice, "is evil."

Apart from the slight rasp of his own breathing, the little room was nearly silent.

By a quarter to six, I heard the slightest rasp in Vince's voice and I suggested we pack it in.

His breath was warm and fast against her cheek; she could hear the slight rasp and squeak when he inhaled.

I could hear Henry breathing deeply and regularly, with a slight rasp at the end of each exhalation.

It started small, just the slightest rasp from between her constricted vocal cords.