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Meaning of 'husky' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Husky [ a.]
- Rough in tone; harsh; hoarse; raucous; as, a husky voice.
2 . Husky [ n.]
- Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.

Meaning of 'husky' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . husky [ s]
Meaning (1):
- muscular and heavily built
Example in sentence:
  • a beefy wrestler;
  • a strapping boy of eighteen;
  • clothing sizes for husky boys;
  • had a tall burly frame;
  • `buirdly' is a Scottish term
Meaning (2):
- 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:

husband husbandable husbandage husbanded husbanding husbandless husbandly husbandman husbandmen husbandry

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