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hoarse
hoarseharsh; grating; throaty; rough: His voice was hoarse from screaming at the game.
Not to be confused with:horse – large, four-legged animal: She rode the horse into the woods.hoarse H0225800 (hôrs)adj. hoars·er, hoars·est 1. Rough or grating in sound: a hoarse cry.2. Having or characterized by a husky, grating voice: yelled ourselves hoarse.
[Middle English hos, hors, from Old English hās, *hārs.]
hoarse′ly adv.hoarse′ness n.hoarse (hɔːs) adj1. gratingly harsh or raucous in tone2. low, harsh, and lacking in intensity: a hoarse whisper. 3. having a husky voice, as through illness, shouting, etc[C14: of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse hās, Old Saxon hēs] ˈhoarsely adv ˈhoarseness nhoarse (hɔrs, hoʊrs)
adj. hoars•er, hoars•est. 1. having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky. 2. having a raucous voice. 3. making a harsh, low sound. [1350–1400; Middle English hors < Old Norse *hārs (assumed variant of hāss); c. Old English hās, Old Saxon hēs, Old High German heis] hoarse′ly, adv. hoarse′ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | hoarse - deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomsongruff, huskycacophonic, cacophonous - having an unpleasant sound; "as cacophonous as a henyard"- John McCarten |
hoarseadjective rough, harsh, husky, grating, growling, raucous, rasping, gruff, throaty, gravelly, guttural, croaky Nick's voice was hoarse with screaming.
smooth, harmonious, melodious, mellifluous, clear, mellowhoarseadjective1. Low and grating in sound:croaking, croaky, gruff, husky.2. Disagreeable to the sense of hearing:dry, grating, harsh, jarring, rasping, raspy, raucous, rough, scratchy, squawky, strident.Translationshoarse (hoːs) adjective1. (of voices, shouts etc) rough; harsh. a hoarse cry; His voice sounds hoarse. 嘶啞的 嘶哑的2. having a hoarse voice, usually because one has a cold or cough, or because one has been shouting. You sound hoarse – have you a cold?; The spectators shouted themselves hoarse. 沙啞的 （指声音）粗哑的，把嗓子喊哑的 ˈhoarseness noun 嘶啞 嘶哑hoarse
(as) hoarse as a crowSpeaking with a very raspy voice; very hoarse. Since I'm hoarse as a crow today, I'm not going to speak for much longer. I woke up hoarse as a crow after belting out my favorite songs all night long at the concert.See also: crow, hoarse*hoarse as a crowvery hoarse. (*Also: as ~.) After shouting at the team all afternoon, the coach was as hoarse as a crow. Jill: Has Bob got a cold? Jane: No, he's always hoarse as a crow.See also: crow, hoarsehoarse
hoarse[hȯrs] (medicine) Having a harsh, discordant voice, caused by an abnormal condition of the larynx or throat. hoarse
hoarse (hōrs), Having a noisy voice. [A.S. hās] hoarse (hôrs)adj.1. Rough or grating in sound, as of a voice.2. Having or characterized by a husky, grating voice.hoarse (hōrs) Having a rough, harsh voice. [A.S. hās]hoarse
Synonyms for hoarseadj roughSynonyms- rough
- harsh
- husky
- grating
- growling
- raucous
- rasping
- gruff
- throaty
- gravelly
- guttural
- croaky
Antonyms- smooth
- harmonious
- melodious
- mellifluous
- clear
- mellow
Synonyms for hoarseadj low and grating in soundSynonymsadj disagreeable to the sense of hearingSynonyms- dry
- grating
- harsh
- jarring
- rasping
- raspy
- raucous
- rough
- scratchy
- squawky
- strident
Synonyms for hoarseadj deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotionSynonymsRelated Words |