hoarse
adjective/hɔːs/
/hɔːrs/
- if a person or their voice is hoarse, their voice sounds rough and unpleasant, especially because of a sore throat (= a painful throat because of an infection)
- He shouted himself hoarse.
- a hoarse cough/cry/scream
- His voice was hoarse with exhaustion.
Extra Examples- Excitement made her voice hoarse.
- He shouted himself hoarse, but still no one came.
- Her voice was hoarse from shouting.
- His voice was hoarse with anxiety.
- Her voice came out as a hoarse whisper.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- sound
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- from
- with
Word OriginOld English hās, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hees. The spelling with r was influenced in Middle English by an Old Norse cognate.Want to learn more?
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