What part of speech is rasping?

Rasping can be categorized as a noun, a verb and an adjective.

Parts of speech

• 1. rasping is a verb, gerund of rasp (infinitive).
• 2. rasping is a noun, singular of raspings.
• 3. rasping is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

• Infinitive

  Present

  Simple Past

  Past Participle

  Gerund
• (to) rasp 

  rasp  / rasps 

  rasped 

  rasped 

  rasping 

• Infinitive: (to) rasp 
• Present: rasp  / rasps 
• Simple Past: rasped 
• Past Participle: (have) rasped 
• Gerund: rasping 

Noun

• Singular

  Plural
• rasping 

  raspings 

• Singular: rasping 
• Plural: raspings 

Adjective

• Positive

  Comparative

  Superlative
• rasping 

  more rasping

  most rasping

• Positive: rasping 
• Comparative: more rasping
• Superlative: most rasping

Adjective to adverb

• Adjective

  Adverb
• rasping

  raspingly 

• adjective: rasping
• adverb: raspingly 

What does rasping mean?