as in gruff
harsh and dry in sound
the dying man spoke in a hoarse whisper
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Recent Examples of hoarse
Signs someone has swallowed a button battery include: noisy breathing, coughing, drooling, difficulty swallowing, a hoarse voice, vomiting, chest or abdominal pain, and gagging, coughing or choking with eating or drinking.
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Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 8 June 2025
In a hoarse voice, Wayne almost steals Tupac’s classic out from under him.
—Pitchfork, 6 June 2025
Lately, there has been one with a hoarse screech calling me.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
But the festive atmosphere dissipated immediately after Mr. Biden, pale and hoarse, shuffled onto the stage in Atlanta and began stumbling through his answers.
—Annie Karni, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 8 June 2025
In a hoarse voice, Wayne almost steals Tupac’s classic out from under him.
—Pitchfork, 6 June 2025
Lately, there has been one with a hoarse screech calling me.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
But the festive atmosphere dissipated immediately after Mr. Biden, pale and hoarse, shuffled onto the stage in Atlanta and began stumbling through his answers.
—Annie Karni, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoarse
Adjective
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Landon was also famous for his double act with Victor French who played the gruff outdoor-living Isaiah Edwards in Little House.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The new film from the husband-and-lesbian-wife duo Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke features Margaret Qualley playing gay (again) as the titular detective Honey, with Aubrey Plaza co-starring as a gruff cop who is the object of her affections.—
James Factora,
Them.,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Carpenter is plainly a student of Parton’s, evoking her pinup styling (voluminous hair, big red lips), her persona (sharp with a knowing wink), and her voice, which is rich and husky and accompanied by a country lilt.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2025
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Mija the Yorkshire terrier lived in Florida with her owner, 33, who chose not to give his name, and his much-larger dogs, including a husky and Swiss shepherd.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This lightweight oil disappears into hair on contact, softening coarse strands, detangling knots, and taming frizz.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
1 Sep. 2025
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Previous research has shown that unlike ripples on Earth, which shift constantly under the influence of wind and water, Martian megaripples consist of fine sand beneath a layer of coarse grains.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But a large section of the ship had transitioned from its original silver color to a rusty hue of orange and brown.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
27 Aug. 2025
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Some customers like the bright and airy paint job, but many were thrown when the rusty old antiques and signs disappeared from restaurant walls.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Hoarse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoarse. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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