hoarseadjective
uk/hɔːs/us/hɔːrs/(of a voice or a person) having a rough voice, often because of a sore throat or a cold:
a hoarse voice
She sounded a bit hoarse.
You'll make yourself hoarse if you keep shouting like that!
See also
husky
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Describing qualities of the human voice
- aloud
- break
- breathy
- fruity
- gravelly
- guttural
- honeyed
- lilting
- rough
- soft-spoken
- stentorian
- strangled
- strangulated
- throaty
- tone
- toned
- toneless
- vocal
- voice
- voiced
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hoarsely
adverb uk/ˈhɔːs.li/us/ˈhɔːrs.li/
hoarseness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈhɔːs.nəs/us/ˈhɔːrs.nəs/