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hoarse
/ hɔːs /
adjective
- gratingly harsh or raucous in tone
- low, harsh, and lacking in intensity
a hoarse whisper
- having a husky voice, as through illness, shouting, etc
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Derived Forms
- ˈhoarsely, adverb
- ˈhoarseness, noun
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Other Words From
- hoarsely adverb
- hoarseness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hoarse1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hoarse1
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Example Sentences
We are hoarse in the throat from constantly telling students to put on their masks.
“Just a great all-around game,” Martinez said, his voice low and hoarse from yelling at Conroy.
At night we shouted ourselves hoarse alongside throngs of locals at the town’s nighttime Winter Carnival torchlight parade, where a man illuminated by thousands of LED lights pulled a flaming sled off a ski jump and through a flaming hoop.
They organized and cajoled, explained and marched until their voices were hoarse and their feet were numb.
Through hoarse and faint words, he told quarterback Matthew Stafford he could not talk.
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