Rough and deep-sounding, as the voice when affected with a cold, or the voice of a raven or frog… Of the voice (of persons or animals).
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释义 | the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [adjective] > hoarse or husky (24) hoarsec1000 Rough and deep-sounding, as the voice when affected with a cold, or the voice of a raven or frog… Of the voice (of persons or animals). stoppedc1485 Having the voice obstructed; hoarse. Obsolete. hoarsy1570 = hoarse, adj. croaking1608 That croaks. (literal and figurative.) throaty1647 Of the voice or a vocal sound: produced or modified in the throat, guttural; deep, husky; rough, hoarse, rasping. Also in extended use. furred1666 transferred of the voice: Husky. Obsolete. rouped1677 Affected with roup (roup, n.1 2); hoarse from speaking, shouting, etc., too much; = roupy, adj.1 Also with up. gruffa1712 Of the voice and speech, implying the utterance of hoarse or guttural sounds. cracked1739 Of the voice: Sounding like a cracked bell, broken in musical quality or clearness. roupy1756 Hoarse, husky. hoarsened1798 gruffish1812 Somewhat gruff. Also quasi-adv. gin and fog1842 a hoarse, gravelly voice, as though the result of heavy drinking; also attributive. grasshoppery1849 reminiscent of or resembling a grasshopper, grasshopper-like; (also) full of, or characterized by an abundance of, grasshoppers. croaky1851 Characterized by croaking; given to croaking. feathery1881 Of the voice: Husky. tonsilly1894 Affected by the tonsils. (Cf. throaty, adj.) wine-tasting1936 testing the quality of wine by tasting; an occasion when this is done. gravelly1944 transferred. Of a voice (cf. gravel voice n.). gravelled1958 In various transferred and figurative senses. Of a voice: cf. gravel voice n. at gravel, n. compounds 2. Subcategories:— having (4) |
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