1
as in athletic
strongly and heavily built
a husky weight lifter
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2
as in large
of a size greater than average of its kind
the neighbors bought a fairly husky lawn mower for their small yard
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as in hoarse
harsh and dry in sound
a voice that was husky from an afternoon of cheering on the team
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Recent Examples of husky
Beth D'addono, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2025
Hank’s son Bobby is no longer a husky middle-schooler, but a 21-year-old running his own Japanese-German fusion restaurant in Dallas, for instance.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2025
Now, at only 23 years old, he's gone viral for his warm, husky voice and his Noah Kahan meets Zach Bryan country-folk sound.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Fred Clemens, the lodge owner, told us that a few big bass had been caught in Grassy Bay, also some husky channel cats running to 12 pounds.
—Don Shiner, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2025
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The exception may be the size of the potato gnocchi, husky rectangles of creamy potato dumplings in a lemon butter sauce, circling jumbo lump crab morsels dappled with chives.
—Beth D'addono, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2025
Hank’s son Bobby is no longer a husky middle-schooler, but a 21-year-old running his own Japanese-German fusion restaurant in Dallas, for instance.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2025
Now, at only 23 years old, he's gone viral for his warm, husky voice and his Noah Kahan meets Zach Bryan country-folk sound.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Fred Clemens, the lodge owner, told us that a few big bass had been caught in Grassy Bay, also some husky channel cats running to 12 pounds.
—Don Shiner, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2025
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“Husky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/husky. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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