hoarse

hoarse

adjective \ˈhȯrs\

hoars·erhoars·est

Definition of HOARSE

1

: rough or harsh in sound : grating <a hoarse voice>

2

: having a hoarse voice <shouted himself hoarse>

— hoarse·ly adverb

— hoarse·ness noun

Examples of HOARSE

1. She could only speak in a hoarse whisper.
2. The cold made me a little hoarse.

Origin of HOARSE

Middle English hos, hors, probably from Old Norse *hārs, hāss; akin to Old English hās hoarse, Old High German heis

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to HOARSE

Synonyms

coarse, croaking, croaky, grating, gravel, gravelly, gruff, husky, rasping, raspy, rusty, scratchy, throaty

Related Words

growling, growly, guttural; abrasive, cacophonous, discordant, grinding, jarring, rough, scraping, scratching; cawing, raucous, screeching, squawking, strident; choked, cracked, strained, strangled; dissonant, inharmonious, unmelodious, unmusical

Near Antonyms

gentle, gliding, golden, liquid, mellifluent, mellifluous, mellow, soothing, sweet, tender; satiny, silken, smooth, soft, velvety; euphonious, lyric, lyrical, melodic, melodious, musical

Other Medicine Terms

analgesia, angina, diabetes, hepatitis, homeopathy, logorrhea, palliate, pandemic

Rhymes with HOARSE

coarse, corse, course, force, gorse, horse, Morse, Norse, source

hoarse

adjective \ˈhō(ə)rs, ˈhȯ(ə)rs\   (Medical Dictionary)

hoars·erhoars·est

Medical Definition of HOARSE

1

: rough or harsh in sound <a hoarse voice>

2

: having a hoarse voice <was hoarse from shouting>

—hoarse·ly adverb

—hoarse·ness noun