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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As Woody Harrelson detailed Harrison Ford's accomplishments from the Actors Awards stage, the famously gruff actor seemed to squirm in his seat, somehow uncomfortable with praise even at the age of 83.—
Eve Batey,
Vanity Fair,
2 Mar. 2026
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While not gruff or unfriendly, the serious New York restaurateur carries a distinct tone of getting down to business, even when casually chatting about how the show has changed over time.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
27 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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That was a bit of a turnoff for this old traditionalist, who thinks politics has gotten too coarse and foul-mouthed.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Using a pastry blender, cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This effect gave the moon a rusty hue, which was made all the more spectacular by the presence of airborne dust, which had been carried by atmospheric currents thousands of miles north from the Sahara Desert.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Tatum looked rusty in the first half of his season debut.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Hoarse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoarse. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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