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hoarse

[ hawrs, hohrs ]

adjective

, hoars·er, hoars·est.
  1. having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky:

    the hoarse voice of the auctioneer.

    Synonyms: rough, throaty, grating, harsh

  2. having a raucous voice.
  3. making a harsh, low sound.


hoarse

/ hɔːs /

adjective

  1. gratingly harsh or raucous in tone
  2. low, harsh, and lacking in intensity

    a hoarse whisper

  3. 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

  • hoarsely adverb
  • hoarseness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hoarse1

1350–1400; Middle English hors < Old Norse *hārs (assumed variant of hāss ); replacing Middle English hoos, Old English hās, cognate with Old High German heis, Old Saxon hēs

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hoarse1

C14: of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse hās, Old Saxon hēs

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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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