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Definition of hoarse
hoarser
;hoarsest
1 : rough or harsh in sound : grating a hoarse voice
2 : having a hoarse voice shouted himself hoarse
hoarsely
adverbhoarseness
nounIndulge Your Inner Word Nerd
Examples of hoarse in a Sentence
She could only speak in a hoarse whisper.
The cold made me a little hoarse.
Recent Examples of hoarse from the Web
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Williams' voice was hoarse on Thursday after three days of yelling words that would make Quentin Tarantino blush.
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Even the golden throats had screamed themselves hoarse, cheering on the Padres from their homes or the stands.
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Forgive Sandburg junior Jake Ostema if his voice is a little hoarse.
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But his voice nearly is back to normal, after being hoarse from the bullet grazing his vocal cord area.
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This week, Word conjures D.C. in the nineteen-eighties, where punks shouted themselves hoarse to carve out a new strain of rock music that spoke to their disenfranchisement.
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If Rice or Jarrett had sat like this in Oval Office conservatives would have screamed themselves hoarse for weeks.
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His voice was a hoarse whisper, stubbornly projected through sheer will from deep behind his sternum.
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Teary-eyed supporters of the first would-be female president are wearing suffragette white and growing hoarse cheering for Democrat Hillary Clinton.
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Origin and Etymology of hoarse
Middle English hos, hors, probably from Old Norse *hārs, hāss; akin to Old English hās hoarse, Old High German heis
HOARSE Defined for English Language Learners
hoarse
playDefinition of hoarse for English Language Learners
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: having a harsh or rough sound or voice
HOARSE Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of hoarse for Students
hoarser
;hoarsest
1 : harsh in sound a hoarse voice
2 : having a rough voice I was hoarse from talking too much.
hoarsely
adverbhoarseness
nounMedical Dictionary
hoarse
playMedical Definition of hoarse
hoarser
;hoarsest
1: rough or harsh in sound a hoarse voice
2: having a hoarse voice was hoarse from shouting
hoarsely
adverbhoarseness
nounLearn More about hoarse
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