as in gruff
harsh and dry in sound
the dying man spoke in a hoarse whisper
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Recent Examples of hoarse
Tears have been shed, throats have been screamed hoarse.
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Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
His own voice sounds hoarse and nasty to him, the voice of a gloomy oracle.
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Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
Her voice was hoarse, her schedule packed.
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Karen Brooks Harper
austin Bureau,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
When a reporter reached her by phone a week later, her voice sounded hoarse.
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Charlotte Observer,
29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hoarse
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
His own voice sounds hoarse and nasty to him, the voice of a gloomy oracle.
—
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
Her voice was hoarse, her schedule packed.
—
Karen Brooks Harper
austin Bureau,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
When a reporter reached her by phone a week later, her voice sounded hoarse.
—
Charlotte Observer,
29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hoarse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoarse
Adjective
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Abraham Lincoln furiously scribbled in Springfield on June 27, 1858, firing off a gruff note to the editor-in-chief of the Chicago Press & Tribune, then in business for only 11 years.
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But Rose bet that a less gruff voice, ultimately Mike Brown’s, was required to win it all.
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This husky-border collie mix is one of Pebbles' seven new pet siblings.
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Bob Cary, tall and husky outdoor editor of the Chicago Daily News, was there with his family, staying at the lake’s only resort, where Vera and I also were staying.
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To create your own mix, use a combination of two parts potting soil and one part perlite or coarse sand to grow your spider plant in.
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The varying sizes of these tools suggest threads of different thicknesses, and that indicates both finer and coarser textiles, and likely the use of a range of raw materials.
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There are more than 1,000 corroding, rusty underground storage tanks leaking gasoline into Miami-Dade County’s groundwater, and 6,000 across the state of Florida.
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All that was missing from the game was a rusty shiv in the center circle.
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“Hoarse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoarse. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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