'Hoarse' definitions:
Definition of 'hoarse'
From: WordNet
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]
Synonyms of 'hoarse'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- blurred,
- brassy,
- brazen,
- breathy,
- choked,
- choking,
- coarse,
- cracked,
- croaking,
- croaky,
- drawling,
- drawly,
- dry,
- dysphonic,
- grating,
- gruff,
- guttural,
- harsh,
- harsh-sounding,
- hawking,
- husky,
- inarticulate,
- indistinct,
- jarring,
- lisping,
- metallic,
- mispronounced,
- muzzy,
- nasal,
- quavering,
- ragged,
- rasping,
- raucid,
- raucous,
- rough,
- roupy,
- rude,
- shaking,
- shaky,
- snuffling,
- squawking,
- squawky,
- stertorous,
- stifled,
- strangled,
- strident,
- stridulous,
- thick,
- throaty,
- tinny,
- tremulous,
- twangy,
- velar