Definitions for hoarsehɔrs, hoʊrs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hoarsehɔrs, hoʊrs(adj.)hoars•er, hoars•est.
having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky.
having a raucous voice.
making a harsh, low sound.
Origin of hoarse:
1350–1400; ME hors < ON *hārs (assumed var. of hāss); c. OE hās, OS hēs, OHG heis
hoarse′ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
gruff, hoarse, husky(adj)
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
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
hoarse(adjective)ɔrs, hoʊrs
(of sb's voice) rough
His voice was hoarse from cheering.
Wiktionary
hoarse(Adjective)
Afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice.
Origin: From hors or hos, from Old Norse hás (whence the Icelandic hás), akin to Old English has.
Webster Dictionary
Hoarse(u)
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
Hoarse(u)
harsh; grating; discordant; -- said of any sound
Translations for hoarse
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- hees, skorAfrikaans
- أجَش، خَشِنArabic
- дрезгавBulgarian
- roucoPortuguese (BR)
- chraplavýCzech
- heiserGerman
- hæsDanish
- βραχνός, τραχύς (για φωνή)Greek
- roncoSpanish
- käheEstonian
- گرفتهFarsi
- käheäFinnish
- enrouéFrench
- צָרוּדHebrew
- कर्कशHindi
- oštar, hrapav, škripav (glas)Croatian
- rekedt (hang)Hungarian
- parauIndonesian
- hás, rámurIcelandic
- fiocoItalian
- しわがれたJapanese
- 쉰 목소리의Korean
- šaižus, šiurkštusLithuanian
- aizsmacisLatvian
- garauMalay
- heesDutch
- hes, skurrendeNorwegian
- ochrypłyPolish
- گرفتهPersian
- نیولی غږ، خشن او زیږ اوازPashto
- roucoPortuguese
- răguşitRomanian
- хриплыйRussian
- chrapľavýSlovak
- hripavSlovenian
- promukaoSerbian
- hesSwedish
- (เสียง) แหบห้าวThai
- boğuk, kısıkTurkish
- 嘶啞的Chinese (Trad.)
- хрипкийUkrainian
- بیٹھی ہوئی آوازUrdu
- (giọng nói) cộc cằn và khàn khànVietnamese
- 嘶哑的Chinese (Simp.)
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