'Hoarse' definitions:

Definition of 'hoarse'

From: WordNet
adjective
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 [syn: gruff, hoarse, husky]

Definition of 'Hoarse'

From: GCIDE
  • Hoarse \Hoarse\, a. [Compar. Hoarser, superl. Hoarsest.] [OE. hors, also hos, has, AS. h[=a]s; akin to D. heesch, G. heiser, Icel. h[=a]ss, Dan. h[ae]s, Sw. hes. Cf. Prov. E. heazy.]
  • 1. Having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound; as, the hoarse raven. [1913 Webster]
  • The hoarse resounding shore. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Harsh; grating; discordant; -- said of any sound. [1913 Webster]

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