Definitions for hoarseness
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
gruffness, hoarseness, huskiness(noun)
a throaty harshness
Wiktionary
hoarseness(Noun)
The quality of being hoarse; of having a dry harsh voice.
The hoarseness of her voice was caused by years of smoking.
Webster Dictionary
Hoarseness(noun)
harshness or roughness of voice or sound, due to mucus collected on the vocal cords, or to swelling or looseness of the cords
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Hoarseness
An unnaturally deep or rough quality of voice.
Translations for hoarseness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
hoarseness(noun)
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.
- heesheid, skorheidAfrikaans
- بُحَّة في الصَّوْتArabic
- дрезгавостBulgarian
- rouquidãoPortuguese (BR)
- chrapotCzech
- die HeiserkeitGerman
- hæshedDanish
- βραχνάδαGreek
- ronqueraSpanish
- kähedusEstonian
- گرفتگیFarsi
- käheysFinnish
- enrouementFrench
- צְרִידוּתHebrew
- आवाज का फटापनHindi
- promuklostCroatian
- rekedtségHungarian
- keserakanIndonesian
- hæsiIcelandic
- raucedineItalian
- 声のかすれJapanese
- 목이 쉼Korean
- užkimimasLithuanian
- aizsmakumsLatvian
- kegarauanMalay
- heesheidDutch
- heshetNorwegian
- chryp(k)aPolish
- گرفتگیPersian
- نیولیPashto
- rouquidãoPortuguese
- răguşealăRomanian
- хрипотаRussian
- chripotSlovak
- hripavostSlovenian
- promuklostSerbian
- heshetSwedish
- (เสียง) แหบห้าวThai
- kısıklık, boğuklukTurkish
- 嘶啞Chinese (Trad.)
- охриплістьUkrainian
- آواز کا بیٹھا ہوناUrdu
- tình trạng khàn giọngVietnamese
- 嘶哑Chinese (Simp.)
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