He tried to speak but could only manage a dry rasp.

He sat down hard on the floor and let out a long dry rasp of breath.

Mahomet let out a dry rasp, tried to clear his throat to form words.

He had to start the words several times because of the dry rasp in his throat.

The leaves will have dwindled to a few dry rasps.

She opened her mouth, and a dry rasp came out, choking off in surprise.

The engineer's voice was a dry rasp on the communicators.

He opened his mouth to speak, but only a dry rasp came.

There was a dry rasp and I felt movement beneath my feet.

There was a plaintive note to the dry rasp this time.