What is "hoarse" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does hoarse mean in English? Meaning of hoarse definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "hoarse" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "hoarse": deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion

Adjective

  • Meaning: deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
  • Example: gruff voices the dog's gruff barking hoarse cries makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky
  • Synonyms: gruff hoarse husky
  • Similar: cacophonic cacophonous
  • Adjective: Afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice. 1945, George Orwell, Animal Farm, chapter 1 I am old and my voice is hoarse […]1945, George Orwell, Animal Farm, chapter 1 I am old and my voice is hoarse […]
  • Synonyms:

    throaty, harsh, gruff, raucous, discordant, blatant, cracked, dry, grating, guttural, husky, indistinct, jarring, piercing, ragged, rough, scratching, strident, thick, uneven, whispering, croaking, croaky, gravelly, breathy, croupy, growling, squawking, stertorous, stridulous,

    Antonyms:

    polite, soothing, soft, nice, smooth,

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    hoarse in English: hoarse
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