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Meaning of 'hoarse' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hoarse [ superl.]
- Having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound; as, the hoarse raven.
- Harsh; grating; discordant; -- said of any sound.

Meaning of 'hoarse' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hoarse [ s]
Meaning (1):
- deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
Example in sentence:
  • gruff voices;
  • hoarse cries;
  • makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky;
  • the dog's gruff barking

Nearby Words:

hoa hoar hoard hoarded hoarder hoarding hoared hoarfrost hoarhound hoariness

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