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hoarse
\ˈhō(ə)rs, ˈhȯ(ə)rs, -ōəs, -ȯ(ə)s\ adjective
(usually -er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English hors, alteration (perhaps influenced by harsk harsh) of earlier hos, from Old English hās; akin to Old High German heis hoarse, Old Norse hāss, Old English hāt hot — more at hot
1. : marked by a relatively low harsh or husky often muffled or laboriously forced quality of sound having little or no resonance : not clear or smooth or musical in tone : rough-sounding : raucous, grating, rasping, croaking
< the hoarse voice of a person with a cold >
< the hoarse sound made by a frog >
< the hoarse cry of a crow >
2. : having a hoarse voice or cry : making hoarse sounds
< had caught a cold and was quite hoarse >
< hoarse from too much talking >
< hoarse with emotion >
Synonyms: see loud |