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
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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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Platner, a gruff 41-year-old Marine Corps veteran, is trying to unseat Republican Senator Susan Collins with a platform of economic populism, universal health care, labor protections, and anti-interventionism.
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Known for a unique approach to improvisation and his warm, husky voice, Ulmer settled into a niche of his own in the late Seventies and early Eighties.
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The 5-year-old husky mix is a regular at Spot's Place in Regina, Saskatchewan, usually attending Monday through Friday.
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Most soils need to be amended with coarse sand or pumice for better drainage.
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Crews will experience coarse terrain, pervasive dust, and a surface unlike anything here on Earth.
Adjective
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Its arrival is announced by close-ups of barnacles, of rusty edges on ancient metal, of curious plant growth and moldy, tangled coils of black rope, as if its return was just part of a broader natural order.
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In 1975, the first rusty crayfish was discovered in the lower Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania.
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“Hoarse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoarse. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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