Definition of hoarse in English:

hoarse

adjective hɔːshɔrs

(of a person's voice) sounding rough and harsh, typically as the result of a sore throat or of shouting.
a hoarse whisper
Example sentencesExamples
- I battle against the crying of babies and the shouts of toddlers and end up screaming and shouting myself hoarse.
- Ear, nose and throat clinics have been taking patients every day complaining of hoarse voices and throat pains.
- My hands flung behind my back and I leapt backward as the deep, hoarse voice spoke.
- He didn't speak for a while, and when he did, his voice was somewhat hoarse.
- As she recognized the hoarse voice, a new sort of terror now gripped her heart.
- If your hoarse voice does not recover after two weeks then seek medical attention.
- Mary placed the muzzle against his forehead and when she spoke, her voice was hoarse and sounded strangely foreign to herself.
- Kari recognized that it was her father's hoarse voice from the left side of the room.
- Angela's voice was hoarse, and barely about a whisper as she reached out her hand to us.
- Lari's voice was hoarse and weak, like she had been sleeping for a week.
- Mrs. Leander went on in her hoarse voice, one that tells of her motherhood.
- Her voice was hoarse and she was very weak, for she could barely lift her arms to hug me.
- My voice is hoarse and croaky, my hands hurt and I'm still shaking!
- Arhen yelped, but his hoarse voice prevented him from saying anything above a whisper.
- Bloom's voice was too hoarse for the scream and the words left his throat in a painful screech.
- His voice was hoarse and his neck hurt as he tried to look over at his father.
- He had shouted out the window until his voice had gone hoarse, which hadn't taken long.
- His aged voice was hoarse, slow and soothing, a fatherly sound that Alsonte found foreign.
- Speaking at an abnormal or uncomfortable pitch can lead to hoarse voice.
- A hoarse voice is the first complaint of a person with a problem in the voice box.
Synonyms
rough, harsh, croaky, croaking, throaty, gruff, husky, guttural, gravelly, growly, cracked, grating, rasping, raucous
rare stridulant

Derivatives

hoarsely

adverb ˈhɔːsliˈhɔrsli

‘Look up there,’ Ariela whispered hoarsely, pointing a trembling hand towards the sky.
Example sentencesExamples
- A Park Avenue-type like Dean shouting hoarsely somehow doesn't compute.
- ‘No,’ she whispered, hoarsely, and uttered the first word she had said all day.
- At a spankingly spruced-up Corran Park, the home crowd were roaring hoarsely inside the opening minute.
- ‘Thank you,’ he whispered hoarsely, and Tibyn could see how much he meant it.

hoarsen

verb ˈhɔːsnˈhɔrsən

(with reference to a person's voice) make or become rough and harsh-sounding.
with object a voice strangled and hoarsened by fear
Example sentencesExamples
- no object when voicebox cartilage is inflamed, the voice hoarsens
- ‘We have announced ourselves with camarada in a voice strangled and hoarsened by fear,’ he explains.
- When voicebox cartilage is inflamed, the voice hoarsens.
- His deep voice enquired, hoarsened by expensive, hand-rolled Cuban cigars that Kaethe guessed all businessmen had an ample supply of.

hoarseness

noun ˈhɔːsnəsˈhɔrsnəs

Strangely, in spite of all the throat pain, hoarseness and loss of voice are not common.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is unlikely that you will experience any problems after the test other than a mild sore throat, hoarseness, cough, or muscle aches.
- Some consistent clinical findings are nonproductive cough, low-grade fever, sore throat and hoarseness.
- Side effects include difficulty swallowing, shortness of breath, sore throat and hoarseness.
- Very few patients report upper respiratory tract symptoms such as rhinorrhoea, nasal obstruction, sneezing, sore throat, or hoarseness.

Origin

Old English hās, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hees. The spelling with r was influenced in Middle English by an Old Norse cognate.

Rhymes

coarse, corse, course, divorce, endorse (US indorse), enforce, force, gorse, horse, morse, Norse, perforce, reinforce, sauce, source, torse

Definition of hoarse in US English:

hoarse

adjectivehɔrshôrs

(of a person's voice) sounding rough and harsh, typically as the result of a sore throat or of shouting.
a hoarse whisper
as complement he shouted himself hoarse
Example sentencesExamples
- He had shouted out the window until his voice had gone hoarse, which hadn't taken long.
- My hands flung behind my back and I leapt backward as the deep, hoarse voice spoke.
- Her voice was hoarse and she was very weak, for she could barely lift her arms to hug me.
- My voice is hoarse and croaky, my hands hurt and I'm still shaking!
- Speaking at an abnormal or uncomfortable pitch can lead to hoarse voice.
- He didn't speak for a while, and when he did, his voice was somewhat hoarse.
- Kari recognized that it was her father's hoarse voice from the left side of the room.
- Bloom's voice was too hoarse for the scream and the words left his throat in a painful screech.
- Angela's voice was hoarse, and barely about a whisper as she reached out her hand to us.
- His voice was hoarse and his neck hurt as he tried to look over at his father.
- Mary placed the muzzle against his forehead and when she spoke, her voice was hoarse and sounded strangely foreign to herself.
- Mrs. Leander went on in her hoarse voice, one that tells of her motherhood.
- I battle against the crying of babies and the shouts of toddlers and end up screaming and shouting myself hoarse.
- As she recognized the hoarse voice, a new sort of terror now gripped her heart.
- If your hoarse voice does not recover after two weeks then seek medical attention.
- Arhen yelped, but his hoarse voice prevented him from saying anything above a whisper.
- His aged voice was hoarse, slow and soothing, a fatherly sound that Alsonte found foreign.
- Lari's voice was hoarse and weak, like she had been sleeping for a week.
- Ear, nose and throat clinics have been taking patients every day complaining of hoarse voices and throat pains.
- A hoarse voice is the first complaint of a person with a problem in the voice box.
Synonyms
rough, harsh, croaky, croaking, throaty, gruff, husky, guttural, gravelly, growly, cracked, grating, rasping, raucous

Origin

Old English hās, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hees. The spelling with r was influenced in Middle English by an Old Norse cognate.

单词	hoarse
释义	Definition of hoarse in English: hoarse adjective hɔːshɔrs (of a person's voice) sounding rough and harsh, typically as the result of a sore throat or of shouting. a hoarse whisper Example sentencesExamples I battle against the crying of babies and the shouts of toddlers and end up screaming and shouting myself hoarse. Ear, nose and throat clinics have been taking patients every day complaining of hoarse voices and throat pains. My hands flung behind my back and I leapt backward as the deep, hoarse voice spoke. He didn't speak for a while, and when he did, his voice was somewhat hoarse. As she recognized the hoarse voice, a new sort of terror now gripped her heart. If your hoarse voice does not recover after two weeks then seek medical attention. Mary placed the muzzle against his forehead and when she spoke, her voice was hoarse and sounded strangely foreign to herself. Kari recognized that it was her father's hoarse voice from the left side of the room. Angela's voice was hoarse, and barely about a whisper as she reached out her hand to us. Lari's voice was hoarse and weak, like she had been sleeping for a week. Mrs. Leander went on in her hoarse voice, one that tells of her motherhood. Her voice was hoarse and she was very weak, for she could barely lift her arms to hug me. My voice is hoarse and croaky, my hands hurt and I'm still shaking! Arhen yelped, but his hoarse voice prevented him from saying anything above a whisper. Bloom's voice was too hoarse for the scream and the words left his throat in a painful screech. His voice was hoarse and his neck hurt as he tried to look over at his father. He had shouted out the window until his voice had gone hoarse, which hadn't taken long. His aged voice was hoarse, slow and soothing, a fatherly sound that Alsonte found foreign. Speaking at an abnormal or uncomfortable pitch can lead to hoarse voice. A hoarse voice is the first complaint of a person with a problem in the voice box. Synonyms rough, harsh, croaky, croaking, throaty, gruff, husky, guttural, gravelly, growly, cracked, grating, rasping, raucous rare stridulant Derivatives hoarsely adverb ˈhɔːsliˈhɔrsli ‘Look up there,’ Ariela whispered hoarsely, pointing a trembling hand towards the sky. Example sentencesExamples A Park Avenue-type like Dean shouting hoarsely somehow doesn't compute. ‘No,’ she whispered, hoarsely, and uttered the first word she had said all day. At a spankingly spruced-up Corran Park, the home crowd were roaring hoarsely inside the opening minute. ‘Thank you,’ he whispered hoarsely, and Tibyn could see how much he meant it. hoarsen verb ˈhɔːsnˈhɔrsən (with reference to a person's voice) make or become rough and harsh-sounding. with object a voice strangled and hoarsened by fear Example sentencesExamples no object when voicebox cartilage is inflamed, the voice hoarsens ‘We have announced ourselves with camarada in a voice strangled and hoarsened by fear,’ he explains. When voicebox cartilage is inflamed, the voice hoarsens. His deep voice enquired, hoarsened by expensive, hand-rolled Cuban cigars that Kaethe guessed all businessmen had an ample supply of. hoarseness noun ˈhɔːsnəsˈhɔrsnəs Strangely, in spite of all the throat pain, hoarseness and loss of voice are not common. Example sentencesExamples It is unlikely that you will experience any problems after the test other than a mild sore throat, hoarseness, cough, or muscle aches. Some consistent clinical findings are nonproductive cough, low-grade fever, sore throat and hoarseness. Side effects include difficulty swallowing, shortness of breath, sore throat and hoarseness. Very few patients report upper respiratory tract symptoms such as rhinorrhoea, nasal obstruction, sneezing, sore throat, or hoarseness. Origin Old English hās, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hees. The spelling with r was influenced in Middle English by an Old Norse cognate. Rhymes coarse, corse, course, divorce, endorse (US indorse), enforce, force, gorse, horse, morse, Norse, perforce, reinforce, sauce, source, torse Definition of hoarse in US English: hoarse adjectivehɔrshôrs (of a person's voice) sounding rough and harsh, typically as the result of a sore throat or of shouting. a hoarse whisper as complement he shouted himself hoarse Example sentencesExamples He had shouted out the window until his voice had gone hoarse, which hadn't taken long. My hands flung behind my back and I leapt backward as the deep, hoarse voice spoke. Her voice was hoarse and she was very weak, for she could barely lift her arms to hug me. My voice is hoarse and croaky, my hands hurt and I'm still shaking! Speaking at an abnormal or uncomfortable pitch can lead to hoarse voice. He didn't speak for a while, and when he did, his voice was somewhat hoarse. Kari recognized that it was her father's hoarse voice from the left side of the room. Bloom's voice was too hoarse for the scream and the words left his throat in a painful screech. Angela's voice was hoarse, and barely about a whisper as she reached out her hand to us. His voice was hoarse and his neck hurt as he tried to look over at his father. Mary placed the muzzle against his forehead and when she spoke, her voice was hoarse and sounded strangely foreign to herself. Mrs. Leander went on in her hoarse voice, one that tells of her motherhood. I battle against the crying of babies and the shouts of toddlers and end up screaming and shouting myself hoarse. As she recognized the hoarse voice, a new sort of terror now gripped her heart. If your hoarse voice does not recover after two weeks then seek medical attention. Arhen yelped, but his hoarse voice prevented him from saying anything above a whisper. His aged voice was hoarse, slow and soothing, a fatherly sound that Alsonte found foreign. Lari's voice was hoarse and weak, like she had been sleeping for a week. Ear, nose and throat clinics have been taking patients every day complaining of hoarse voices and throat pains. A hoarse voice is the first complaint of a person with a problem in the voice box. Synonyms rough, harsh, croaky, croaking, throaty, gruff, husky, guttural, gravelly, growly, cracked, grating, rasping, raucous Origin Old English hās, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hees. The spelling with r was influenced in Middle English by an Old Norse cognate.
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