as in gruff
harsh and dry in sound
the dying man spoke in a hoarse whisper
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“Hoarse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoarse. Accessed 30 Sep. 2023.
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