as in gruff
harsh and dry in sound
the dying man spoke in a hoarse whisper
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Recent Examples of hoarse
When a reporter reached her by phone a week later, her voice sounded hoarse.
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Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2025
Give Palestine your voice, and when your voice goes hoarse, hang your flags, wear your keffiyeh.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
And when your voice goes hoarse, hang your flags, wear your keffiyeh.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Her voice was loud and hoarse, calling out comments or exhortations concerning the game.
—Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2025
Give Palestine your voice, and when your voice goes hoarse, hang your flags, wear your keffiyeh.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
And when your voice goes hoarse, hang your flags, wear your keffiyeh.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Her voice was loud and hoarse, calling out comments or exhortations concerning the game.
—Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoarse
Adjective
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Over the ensuing decades, Duvall had numerous other memorable turns as tough guys, gruff mentors and men seeking redemption.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
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The characters are well developed and unpredictable—perhaps none more so than John Stone, Nasir’s gruff public-defense attorney.—
Stephanie Bai,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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One such pet, Lainey, a husky shepherd, was found after going missing in Arizona with the help of a neighbor's Ring camera.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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The team can help plan reindeer and husky rides, reindeer farm visits, snowmobiles tours across the area’s fells and taiga forests, or Aurora-chasing tours, guided by local experts.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The base is familiar — creamy yolks mashed with mayonnaise and coarse mustard — but the magic is in the mix-ins and toppings.—
Laura Mclively,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Stir in butter until coarse crumbs form.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Nasher includes one of John Chamberlain’s sculptures assembled from twisted metal parts, and a motorized Jean Tinguely contraption of miscellaneous rusty metal bits.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Feb. 2026
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But when Becky begins to climb down, several rusty bolts give out and the ladder collapses, crashing to the sand below.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Hoarse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoarse. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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