as in gruff
harsh and dry in sound
the dying man spoke in a hoarse whisper
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Recent Examples of hoarse
Give Palestine your voice, and when your voice goes hoarse, hang your flags, wear your keffiyeh.
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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
This effect can also cause a hoarse voice and chronic cough, among other symptoms.4
What Causes Barrett's Esophagus?
Your esophagus is a tube that runs from the pharynx (back of your throat) to the top of your stomach.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 7 Mar. 2025
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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
This effect can also cause a hoarse voice and chronic cough, among other symptoms.4
What Causes Barrett's Esophagus?
Your esophagus is a tube that runs from the pharynx (back of your throat) to the top of your stomach.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoarse
Adjective
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Wild Cards is a crime-solving procedural with a comedic twist that follows the unlikely duo of a gruff, sardonic cop and a spirited, clever con woman.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
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So did Paul Mescal, previously considered a lock, in best supporting actor for his portrayal of a gruff William Shakespeare.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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
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Something had pulled it out of the tree, breaking off the husky limb on which it was tied.—
William J. McRae,
Outdoor Life,
26 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Add coarse sand or perlite to improve drainage—this will prevent root rot.—
Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
3 Feb. 2026
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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.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Stolarz needed to play at some point, but playing him, in rusty form, was partly to blame for two points lost.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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On the morning of her death, Piper James had gone for a swim alone on the beach near the rusty hull of the Maheno shipwreck, a local landmark that washed ashore in a cyclone almost 100 years ago.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Hoarse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoarse. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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