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hoarse

harsh; grating; throaty; rough: His voice was hoarse from screaming at the game.
Not to be confused with:
horse – large, four-legged animal: She rode the horse into the woods.
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hoarse

(hôrs)
adj. hoars·er, hoars·est
1. Rough or grating in sound: a hoarse cry.
2. Having or characterized by a husky, grating voice: yelled ourselves hoarse.
[Middle English hos, hors, from Old English hās, *hārs.]
hoarse′ly adv.
hoarse′ness n.
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hoarse

(hɔːs)
adj
1. gratingly harsh or raucous in tone
2. low, harsh, and lacking in intensity: a hoarse whisper.
3. having a husky voice, as through illness, shouting, etc
[C14: of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse hās, Old Saxon hēs]
ˈhoarsely adv
ˈhoarseness n
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hoarse

(hɔrs, hoʊrs)

adj. hoars•er, hoars•est.
1. having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky.
2. having a raucous voice.
3. making a harsh, low sound.
[1350–1400; Middle English hors < Old Norse *hārs (assumed variant of hāss); c. Old English hās, Old Saxon hēs, Old High German heis]
hoarse′ly, adv.
hoarse′ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. hoarse - deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson
cacophonic, cacophonous - having an unpleasant sound; "as cacophonous as a henyard"- John McCarten
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hoarse

adjective rough, harsh, husky, grating, growling, raucous, rasping, gruff, throaty, gravelly, guttural, croaky Nick's voice was hoarse with screaming.
smooth, harmonious, melodious, mellifluous, clear, mellow
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hoarse

adjective
1. Low and grating in sound:
2. Disagreeable to the sense of hearing:
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Translations
أجَش، خَشِنمبحوحمُصاب بِبَحَّه، أجَش الصَّوْت
chraplavýchraptivýochraptělý
hæs
hás, rámur
kimusšaižusužkimęsužkimimas
aizsmacis
zachrípnutý
hripav

hoarse

[hɔːs] ADJ (hoarser (compar) (hoarsest (superl))) → ronco
to be hoarse → tener la voz ronca
in a hoarse voice → con voz ronca
to shout o.s. hoarse → enronquecer a fuerza de gritar
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hoarse

[ˈhɔːrs] adj [person] → enroué(e); [voice] → rauque ; [whisper] → rauque
to shout o.s. hoarse → s'égosiller jusqu'à en perdre la voix
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hoarse

adj (+er) → heiser ; he shouted himself hoarse → er schrie sich heiser ; you sound rather hoarse → deine Stimme klingt heiser
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hoarse

[hɔːs] adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) → rauco/a
they shouted themselves hoarse → si sono sgolati a forza di urlare
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hoarse

(hoːs) adjective
1. (of voices, shouts etc) rough; harsh. a hoarse cry; His voice sounds hoarse. hees, skor أجَش، خَشِن дрезгав rouco chraplavý heiser hæs βραχνός, τραχύς ronco kähe گرفته käheä enroué צרוד कर्कश oštar, hrapav, škripav (glas) rekedt (hang) parau hás, rámur fioco しわがれた 쉰 목소리의 šaižus, šiurkštus aizsmacis garau hees hes, skurrende ochrypły نیولی غږ، خشن او زیږ اواز rouco răguşit хриплый chrapľavý hripav promukao hes (เสียง) แหบห้าว boğuk, kısık 嘶啞的 хрипкий بیٹھی ہوئی آواز (giọng nói) cộc cằn và khàn khàn 嘶哑的
2. having a hoarse voice, usually because one has a cold or cough, or because one has been shouting. You sound hoarse – have you a cold?; The spectators shouted themselves hoarse. hees, skor مُصاب بِبَحَّه، أجَش الصَّوْت пресипнал rouco ochraptělý heiser hæs βραχνιασμένος ronco kähe دارای صدای گرفته käheä-ääninen enroué צרוד कर्कश स्वर वाला promukao (glas) rekedt (hang) serak hás, rámur rauco しわがれ声の (감기에 걸리거나 소리를 질러) 목이 쉰 užkimęs, kimus aizsmacis garau hees hes zachrypnięty نیولی غږ سره rouco ră­guşit охрипший zachrípnutý hripav promukao hes, skrovlig (เสียง) แหบห้าว boğuk/kısık sesli 沙啞的 охриплий جس کی آواز بیٹھی ہوئی ہو (người) có giọng nói khàn khàn (指声音)粗哑的,把嗓子喊哑的
ˈhoarseness noun
heesheid, skorheid بُحَّة في الصَّوْت дрезгавост rouquidão chrapot die Heiserkeit hæshed βραχνάδα ronquera kähedus گرفتگی käheys enrouement צרידות आवाज का फटापन promuklost rekedtség keserakan hæsi raucedine 声のかすれ 목이 쉼 užkimimas aizsmakums kegarauan heesheid heshet chrypa نیولی rouquidão răguşeală хрипота chripot hripavost promuklost heshet (เสียง) แหบห้าว kısıklık, boğukluk 嘶啞 охриплість آواز کا بیٹھا ہونا tình trạng khàn giọng 嘶哑
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hoarse

a. ronco-a; áspero-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

hoarse

adj ronco; to be — estar ronco, tener la voz ronca
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"That's a Blazing strange answer, too," said he, at his hoarsest.
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"Let her try!" cried the poor creature, raising her voice again to its hoarsest notes.
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